Oliva Serie V Lancero

[tuxpuff]

Size - 7 x 38
Shape - Long Panatela
Wrapper - Nicaragua
Filler - Nicaragua
Binder - Nicaragua

Good looking stick. Chocolate and tobacco aroma on the wrapper. Good draw pre-light with a very chocolaty taste.

First third - Great draw. Mostly flavors of tobacco and cedar. Slightly dry tasting smoke although it was very smooth. Consistent in the flavor profile throughout this third.

Second third - Maintaining the tobacco and cedar flavors. The aftertaste is increasing in length with notes of mocha and toasted nuts. Quite a powerful cigar.

Last third - The intensity of the flavor is still increasing. The smoke stays smooth throughout. Very strong and lingering finish.

This was a good smoke. I wish it had a bit more complexity as the flavor profile stayed very consistent. The is the only vitola from the V series that I've tried...I need to pick up a sampler.

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[GTsetGO]

one great smoke right there. i have plenty of them in my humi. though everyone that i have smoked seemed to get a little bitter with about an inch to an inch and a half left. i have never been able to nub one of these out due to that.

[dunng]

Thanks for the review! :tu

I'm a big fan of these and the whole line... :dr

[dubnick]

Thanks for the Review!!!

:tu for Oliva V

[tobii3]

burn my fingers every time....LOVE ME SOME CRACK STICKS!!!!!

:D

[shvictor]

My favorite cigar. Thanks for the review

[SD Beerman]

Nice review, I do like that smoke as well.

[Ranger_B]

My favorite of the line. Great review.

[MedicCook]

Thanks for the review. I am going to have to grab one of them the next time I go to the B&M.

[shilala]

I've tried to get beside these sticks. They're gorgeous. They ought to be excellent.
I haven't had one that I could get to burn right yet.
I've had to relight and touch them up so frequently that I just plain ruin them.
I've tried them rott, a few months old, and with a good amount of time on them, and still can't burn one without it running and tunneling. I have a couple more tucked away. When I'm in the mood for some frustration, I'll dig one out.
Thanks for the review, Luke!!! :)

[Giant & 49er Fan]

Lancero's MMMMMMMM! :ss

[Scottastic]

Absolute favorite smoke: first box I ever bought. I found it develops more if you let it relax through the smoke. When I make it a point to make it last over an hour, it comes alive.

[ScottishSmoker]

I've tried to get beside these sticks. They're gorgeous. They ought to be excellent.
I haven't had one that I could get to burn right yet.
I've had to relight and touch them up so frequently that I just plain ruin them.
I've tried them rott, a few months old, and with a good amount of time on them, and still can't burn one without it running and tunneling. I have a couple more tucked away. When I'm in the mood for some frustration, I'll dig one out.
Thanks for the review, Luke!!! :)

I am soooo elated too know that I am not the only one who believes a four year old hypoglycemic kid with ADHD in a chocolate factory is easier to babysit than the burn on this cigar.....Great review...nice pics!

[SkinsFanLarry]

Very nice review!

If you are a Lancero fan, try the Viaje Platino Lancero....it's a stunning cigar!

[elderboy02]

Nice review! This is a great cigar :tu

[Starchild]

Nice review. I want to like the lancero more, but I tend to prefer the larger RG in the Oliva V line.

[Wanger]

Crack sticks!!!!!

[Smokin Gator]

Just finishing one up... I love these!!! They have a bit of sweetness that I just love. Perfect construction and burn... just plain a top notch stick!!

[Slavac]

I'm the dissenter here, but this one does nothing for me. The flavor profile's too flat.

[roughrider]

One of my favorites.

[Scottastic]

I'm the dissenter here, but this one does nothing for me. The flavor profile's too flat.

Really?! That surprises me... try the other one in a month or so.

[Don Fernando]

I smoked one last night and I got way way waaaaay too much pepper from it. It was like smoking a peppermill.

[Veritas]

Nice review. I want to like the lancero more, but I tend to prefer the larger RG in the Oliva V line.
I agree. I had my first lancero from this line a couple of nights ago and was a little let down. I am a huge fan of the Serie V and was really looking forward to this stick. Maybe I built it up a little too much in my mind.

I'll burn another one in a few days now that I know what to expect. My guess is that I will enjoy the next one a little more since it doesn't have to live up to my imagined expectations.

Nice review. Great pics.

[longknocker]

I agree. I had my first lancero from this line a couple of nights ago and was a little let down. I am a huge fan of the Serie V and was really looking forward to this stick. Maybe I built it up a little too much in my mind.

I'll burn another one in a few days now that I know what to expect. My guess is that I will enjoy the next one a little more since it doesn't have to live up to my imagined expectations.

Nice review. Great pics.

Olivas always smoke better after 6-12 months Rest, IMO!:):2

[OHRD]

I love that shape! You expect to see this powerhouse in a Torpedo...I like it!