IPCPR 2014: Oliva & Padilla

The booth looks very familiar. There’s some slight changes, including the addition of a coffee bar to coincide with the launch of NUb Café. In addition, Padilla has a new release and the Oliva Viejo Mundo, which was shown off last year is now available to all accounts. Other than that, it’s very familiar.

Oliva Viejo Mundo
The dry-cured cigars is now available to all retailers. Details here.

Padilla Cava
It’s a four size line made at Oliva. There’s a 5 x 50, 6 x 60, 8 x 60 and 7 x 70 with pricing set between $6.75 and $8.75 for the Nicaraguan puro. You can read a review of the product here.

NUb Café
It’s not only the first flavored cigar from Oliva, but this cigar comes from a factory that is not owned by the family. The NUb Cafe is made in the Dominican Republic, although Oliva is not disclosing where exactly. It’s offered in three flavors—Macchiato, Cappuccino and Espresso—each made in six sizes: 4 x 30 ($2), 4 x 38 ($4.20), 3 3/4 x 54 ($6), 4 x 60 ($7), 5 x 42 ($6) and 4 x 30 tubos ($3.50).

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.