Oliva Creates Special Version of the Melanio for Charity
Oliva has created a special version of its popular Serie V Melanio blend to benefit its charity, the Oliva Helping Hands Foundation.
The Oliva Limited Edition Helping Hands Foundation Corona is a 6 x 46 grand corona that uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over an Ecuadorian habano binder and fillers from Nicaragua. Oliva says the wrapper is a “light Sumatra,” which means it should be lighter in appearance than the regular Serie V Melanio.
The cigars are sold in special six-count boxes that have an MSRP of $75, which equates to $12.50 per cigar. While described as a “limited edition,” Oliva has yet to determine the number of cigars it will be releasing.
Proceeds from the sales will benefit the Oliva Helping Hands Foundation, which the company launched in 2011 to help children in Nicaragua. Oliva is currently supporting existing schools, but it hopes to open a new school of its own, the Oliva Escuela Elemental, in 2024.
The Oliva Limited Edition Helping Hands Foundation Corona will debut next week at an event at Casa de Montecristo in Boca Raton, Fla.
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.
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