After searching for months, I finally secured a fiver of these on c-bid for $80. They have been in the mini for a few months at 65. I have smoked 2 of the five. The first one was good, I think... I was drinking heavily that night and don't remember the finer points
. This one, the second, was sublime. This was, by far, the best Oliva I've had thus far.
When I removed the cello I could smell the tobacco before I even brought the cigar to my nose. Very rich, strong tobacco scent, mostly fresh produce aroma. The burn was fantastic throughout. I may have smoked this beauty a bit fast, but it never got hot. The smoothness of this Nic puro was something to behold. The flavors I could detect were leather, coffee, and nuts at different points. I'm a 18 month newbie, and I can't always describe complex flavors, but wow!
As you can see from the photos, the cigar began to disintegrate at about the halfway point. I smoke outdoors in the desert East of San Diego and humidity is 10% right now. Despite the dry environment and subsequent meltdown, this thing smoked perfectly to the very end. The photos are kinda scary, but man o man, if all my NC's tasted this good I would gladly take the ugly wrapper every time.
I have three of these left and if someone wants to try one, I'm game for a trade. This is my first review and I hope you enjoyed it
Dave