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Review: Oliva Serie V NUb 460

Five new Olivas are starting to appear around the country at special events, including the Oliva Serie V NUb 460. It, along with four other cigars, are part of Oliva’s new Special Event Sampler, a collection—as the name implies—that is only available at special events. I broke the news last summer on the release: Oliva [...]

Review: Cain Daytona NUb 460

Today we’re taking a look at the Cain Daytona NUb which was only available in raffles at STUDIO TOBAC events. The NUb size was first introduced back in 2008 and slowly started being introduced as available sizes in the Cain line. First, the Cain Habano and Maduro blends were released in NUb form and the [...]

News: Oliva Plans Serie V Melanio Maduro for Father’s Day

The Serie V will be getting a new Maduro special edition next year, the Melanio Maduro. Representatives confirmed to halfwheel a single size of a Maduro version of Oliva’s newest cigar is planned for Father’s Day 2013. Earlier this year at IPCPR 2012, the Ecuadorian-wrapped version of Oliva’s popular Serie V line debuted in Orlando. [...]

IPCPR 2012: Oliva

For the first time in five years, Oliva added a new eponymous regular production line; it just wasn’t readily available on the floor of IPCPR. Outside of that, it was another year of small changes for the company which also has Cain and NUb to round out its portfolio; and it was another year of [...]

Review: NUb USA

It’s the sixth and final review of the STUDIO TOBAC World Tour Sampler 2012 and perhaps the most interesting cigar in the sampler, the NUb USA. The concept is pretty simple: take the NUb 456 size and use some American tobacco. Brooks already provided a pretty extensive history of the STUDIO TOBAC Limited Edition Sampler 2012: [...]

News: Oliva Announces Price Increase

Oliva Cigar Company has informed retailers that a price increase will take effect February 1, 2012, on all premium cigars, which includes the NUb and Cain brands under the STUDIO TOBAC banner. This is the second year in a row Oliva has raised prices on February 1. Last year they announced a 5% price increase [...]

News: Oliva Connecticut Reserve Petite Corona & Tubos

A while back (here, to be specific), I posted a host of information about the happenings of Oliva. Somewhere bigger news, Cain Daytona pricelist/sizes and others were a bit less important, some reposting of things that were only found on Oliva’s NUb Live forum. Most of what was posted has already gone into effect (Cain [...]

Weekly News (May 30, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Outside of the Monday news, this site has seen various formats in its news… For the next week, there will be at least a trial in more coverage to all stories, not just your Viaje and Tatuaje new releases. Feedback is always appreciated. Oh yeah, Lancero50 is in full swing, in case you [...]

Review: NUb San Andreas Maduro

Today we will be taking a look at a special Studio Tobac cigar, the NUb San Andres Maduro. At the moment there are absolutely no plans to release this cigar officially so right now the only way you can get your hands on one is to attend a Studio Tobac event and get your hands [...]

First Look: Studio Tobac Limited Edition Sampler

Oliva’s Studio Tobac World Tour kicks off today and we might have gotten a sneak peak of the Studio Tobac Limited Edition Sampler. If you are around Tampa Humidor today, stop by and ask Ian Hummel why his iPhone can’t run Flash.