Oliva

There are lots of Oliva Serie V cigars in U.S. retail humidors, but this isn’t one of them.

The Azul y Oro is named after the favorite whisky of Gustavo Cura, one of the most important people in Nicaragua’s cigar industry, though a name few consumers have heard of.

The blend is a tribute to the cigars that Rolando Reyes Sr. made in Cuba prior to him leaving for the U.S. and eventually Honduras.

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Lancero was first released more than a year ago. That said, it just started showing up on shelves at retailers nationwide.

The eighth addition to Oliva’s Serie V Melanio Maduro line is the thinnest viola so far, and can only be found in the company’s Oliva Serie V Melanio Sampler that started shipping to retailers in July.

Vandermarliere Family of Cigars has brought back Cuba Aliados—a Honduran brand made popular by the late Rolando Reyes Sr. in the 1990s—by introducing two distinct blends: the Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo is a limited edition release made by E.P. Carrillo while the Cuba Aliados Original Blend is a regular production line being made Julio Eiroa of JRE Tobacco Co.

Sometimes aging isn’t always the answer.

For years, Oliva seemed to internally teeter back and forth about whether it would take two of its most popular brands—Serie V and NUb—and combine…

There are quite a few different series of cigars on the market today, but if you had to ask a person who is somewhat knowledgeable…

While I have been in a number of interesting conversations during my time in the cigar industry, I have never been involved in a conversation…

If I had to start listing out various Oliva lines, there’s a decent chance that I would skip over the Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro….