Oliva Masterblend 3 torpedo

[Don Fernando]

Regular readers of my reviews know that I love Oliva cigars and that I reviewed two Master blends, before, the Master blend 1 torpedo and the Master blend 3 robusto. Now I had the opportunity to smoke and review the 6x52 Oliva Master blend 3 torpedo. The Master blend cigars are limited released with Nicaraguan ligero filler, a Nicaraguan Habano binder and a broadleaf Sun Grown wrapper.



This cigar is extremely box pressed, it's oval shaped. The wrapper is dark and oily but with spots. The cigar has a smell of straw, a sharp point and a beautiful band. The construction feels good. The mild peppery predraw is good.



I taste a mild sour coffee flavor, the sour flavor reminds me of citrus, but it fades away quickly. I also taste some chocolate which slowly grows in strength with coffee as a background flavor.



After a third I taste wood, herbs and chocolate. The herbs flavor morphs to spices and pepper. The wood flavor becomes stronger and the chocolate is still around.



This cigar lasted me for an hour and twentyfive minutes. I got a reasonable amount of thick smoke. The draw is good. The burn is ok, a little bit crooked though. The ash is medium gray, frayed and firm. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied. I got a decent flame when I purged the cigar.



Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I liked it.

Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10