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News: Oliva Delays Melanio Maduro Until IPCPR 2013

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro, a follow-up to last year’s Serie V Melanio, has been delayed until July. A representative from the company told halfwheel the cigar is now set to debut at IPCPR 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev. Originally, the cigar was slated as a Father’s Day 2013 release. While no further details [...]

Redux: Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario Diadema

Back in October of 2012, Atlantic Cigar Co. released the fourth cigar in their series of cigars to celebrate their 15th year of business. Made by Oliva, it was a 6 3/4 x 48 Diadema comprised of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler, a blend allegedly never been sold to the public before. Only 400 [...]

News: STUDIO TOBAC 2013 World Tour Sampler Comes to Light

The third iteration of Oliva’s STUDIO TOBAC event sampler is here. Yesterday, multiple Oliva executives posted pictures of the STUDIO TOBAC 2013 World Tour Sampler. National Sales Manger Ian Hummel posted the following photograph on Twitter: Cain Daytona NUb 460 Cain F 550 STUDIO TOBAC CTP-013 Toro Padilla/STUDIO TOBAC Figurado STUDIO TOBAC SGP-013 Toro Cain [...]

Review: Oliva Serie V Maduro Diadema

Today’s review is the last in our event-only Oliva sampler series, the Oliva Serie V Maduro Diadema. Last July we announced the sampler that would be offered at some of the upcoming Oliva events. It featured five new cigars – four new sizes for existing lines and one test blend. These samplers have become staples [...]

Review: Oliva Concept Blend OC-001

Concepts, test blends, white labels, pre-production samples – call them what you will, they are often those cigars that smokers hope to get their hands on because they carry an aura of mystery, of something that’s a work in progress. Or in some cases, it shouldn’t even exist – in the days of vinyl records, DJs would [...]

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: Oliva Master Blends 3 Corona Gorda

In 2003, Oliva released the first in the Master Blends line, followed by the Master Blends 2 in 2005 and the Master Blends 3 in 2006. Intended to be the flagship line of the brand, the length of updates since the introduction of Master Blends 3 has meant it has fallen slightly out of notoriety [...]

News: Cain F Lancero Shipping This Week

The scheduled late 2012 batch of Cain F Lancero Tubos is shipping to retailers this week. It’s the third formal shipment of the cigar, following the January and July 2012 shipments, which were actually one large batch. Once again, packaging delays with the tubes are listed as the culprit for the delay, but Oliva says [...]

News: Sam Leccia Nears Return to Cigar Industry

Sam Leccia and the Oliva Family of Cigars have reached an agreement that will pave the way for Leccia’s return to the cigar industry. With the move, the two sides will settle a disagreement that dates back to November 2010 when Leccia, the former face of Cain and NUb, and Oliva parted ways. It’s not [...]

Review: STUDIO TOBAC Cain Special Release

During the 2012 STUDIO TOBAC Tour, attendees who purchased a box of cigars received a STUDIO TOBAC Limited Edition Sampler 2012, along with a chance to win a box of one of two event only releases: the Cain Special Release or the Cain NUb Daytona 460. Says STUDIO TOBAC Brand Ambassador Bryan Scholle: The Ligero used in this [...]