The review for this week’s cigar is something very special for Stogie Review. Today we have a review of the pre-release Oliva Serie V Ligero Especial. This cigar is due to hit the streets shortly after the RTDA (Retail Tobacco Dealers Association) Trade Show in Houston.
You may be wondering how I came into possession of this cigar so far in advance. A few weeks ago I attended a small herf at a local cigar shop. One of the attendees happened to be my local Oliva Cigar Family sales rep. After the event I had plans to stop up at the same cigar shop to pick up a couple cigars for an upcoming review. I emailed Dave and let him know I would be in the area and told him to stop in if he was in the area.
We got together again and smoked a couple cigars and I was asked if I would be willing to review a cigar. My answer was yes, of course, and he began telling me about the Serie V and went on to tell me that Stogie Review would be one of the few people to get the opportunity to smoke and review the pre-release cigar, all with Jose Oliva’s approval.
We got together again the following Friday and I picked up the cigar. Because this is a pre-release stick, there was no packaging to look over, or a band to admire. It was simply a cigar in a cellophane sleeve.
The following night I decided that I wanted to fire up this stick and see what the new blend was all about. After removing it from the cellophane I took a few minutes to look it over really well. The wrapper had a nice oily sheen to it with a smooth texture. When held up to the light the oily wrapper looked shiny. When pinched the stick felt firm and packed with tobacco. The aroma on the both the foot and wrapper was very rich and attractive. After a quick and easy cut I had the head opened up and found the pre-light draw to be excellent.
Article comments
1 - BobbyD
Had this cigar last night at an Oliva preview with Jose Oliva. What a smoke! It's priced at $6.35. Suggest you get a few.
2 - ScottR
Certainly looking forward to getting my hands on a couple of these. My tobacconist has an event at the end of the month and has let me know that the "V" will be avilable!!
3 - Justin
If you'd quit saying "uh," and "umm," and "and uhhh umm," rehearse your critiques a bit more and cut it down to about three minute, you may have a good review concept here. Besides that; I just watched a nerd stumble over his words against a lame background while lost searching for adjectives of worldly description.
I've had the V three times in the past month and I absolutely love them. My local tobacconist has the seven releases ranging from $6.99 to $10.99. It's heavy, full bodied, and filled with flavors. They are certainly worth the price, you can smoke them to the knuckle, and true cigar connoisseurs could easily find it to be a new favorite.