Redux: Oliva Serie V Culebra

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Back in the first week of halfwheel’s existence in January of 2012, I reviewed one of the rarest Oliva cigars made, the Oliva V Culebra. Only 200 were officially produced over a span of about five years, and odds are, 99% of the cigar smoking public didn’t even know they existed prior to the review. [...]

Review: Tatuaje The Old Man and the C (Prerelease)

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One of Tatuaje’s most revered blends is the Private Reserve, otherwise known as the Black Label blend. Ever since the original release of the Corona Gordas vitola in ceramic jars back in 2008, it has become one of the hottest releases Pete Johnson has produced. Word came down last year that Johnson was going to [...]

Review: Oliva Serie V Culebra

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(Editor’s Note: Like yesterday, history by Charlie, review is written by Brooks. — Charlie) For those of you that don’t know… In 2007 Oliva released their popular Oliva Serie V line to great fanfare. By all accounts, the Serie V is Oliva’s signature cigar that has been offered in thirteen vitolas publicly not excluding the [...]

Weekly News (February 28, 2011)

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And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by the XIII Festival del Habano in Cuba and all of the events that make-up what is perhaps the most interesting cigar festival. Outside of Havana, there was still quite a [...]

State of the Brand: Tatuaje

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It’s unlikely that there will be a day three installment of this one… but for now here is day two. Pete Johnson, owner of Tatuaje, has spent the past week in Nicaragua at Pepín’s factory finalizing blends for the summer. For those that shy away from the various forms of social media, but still love [...]