In much the same trend as My Father, Oliva’s annual limited edition will be returning in near identical manner as its 2011 predecessor. The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2012 is set to debut in early November in the form of a San Andrés wrapped Toro, the same way the annual release was presented last year. Once again, 5,000 boxes of 10 will be available.

The one change will come in the form of price, which will now be $9.45 per cigar, up from $9 last year. This is in line with the 5 percent price increase announced in January. Last year, Oliva dropped the price of the Serie V Maduro Especial to under $10.00.

You can read our review and redux of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2011.

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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.