SewerRanger
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Ring Gauge:55
Length:5
Filler:Nicaraguan Habano
Binder:Nicaraguan Habano
Wrapper:Sun-Grown Habano
I got this cigar mainly because it looked neat (I've later learned that Oliva has won a bunch of awards, after smoking this I can see why). I'll admit that's probably not the best reason to buy a cigar but I've chanced upon a couple of good ones based primarily on the criteria that it looked pretty cool in the cigar store and wasn't too expensive - Diablo’s for one, come to mind. After having smoked one of these over the weekend I can say that I made a good choice this time around. The Oliva Serie O was solidly built with a brownish sun grown Habano wrapper on it. The wrapper had a good amount of oiliness but nothing to really write home about. After clipping the end I was a bit concerned because there seemed to be quite a bit of stems in there. Nonetheless, I light her up. I was pleasantly surprised by a very nicely flavored cigar. The initial couple of puffs (before the bulge in the middle was burning) had a very cedary outdoorsy type flavor. The middle portion of the cigar lasted the longest and tasted the best. The cedar flavor mixed with a bit of spicy sweetness - maybe a little hint of pepper here and there. Near the end the peppery flavor started to come out but not so much that it overpowered the cedar and sweetness. There really wasn't any particular flavor that jumped out as the dominant one, but I think that was why I liked this one so much. Everything just sort of mixed together to create a tasty little cigar. The ash was a grayish white and the smoke was about on par for what you'd expect of a "typical" cigar. At only $5/stick and with such a unique flavor profile, these make for great summer BBQ smokes and will shortly be in my regular rotation.
Length:5
Filler:Nicaraguan Habano
Binder:Nicaraguan Habano
Wrapper:Sun-Grown Habano
I got this cigar mainly because it looked neat (I've later learned that Oliva has won a bunch of awards, after smoking this I can see why). I'll admit that's probably not the best reason to buy a cigar but I've chanced upon a couple of good ones based primarily on the criteria that it looked pretty cool in the cigar store and wasn't too expensive - Diablo’s for one, come to mind. After having smoked one of these over the weekend I can say that I made a good choice this time around. The Oliva Serie O was solidly built with a brownish sun grown Habano wrapper on it. The wrapper had a good amount of oiliness but nothing to really write home about. After clipping the end I was a bit concerned because there seemed to be quite a bit of stems in there. Nonetheless, I light her up. I was pleasantly surprised by a very nicely flavored cigar. The initial couple of puffs (before the bulge in the middle was burning) had a very cedary outdoorsy type flavor. The middle portion of the cigar lasted the longest and tasted the best. The cedar flavor mixed with a bit of spicy sweetness - maybe a little hint of pepper here and there. Near the end the peppery flavor started to come out but not so much that it overpowered the cedar and sweetness. There really wasn't any particular flavor that jumped out as the dominant one, but I think that was why I liked this one so much. Everything just sort of mixed together to create a tasty little cigar. The ash was a grayish white and the smoke was about on par for what you'd expect of a "typical" cigar. At only $5/stick and with such a unique flavor profile, these make for great summer BBQ smokes and will shortly be in my regular rotation.