If you have ever wanted to smoke an Oliva Serie V Melanio NUb, now you can, you just won’t be able to buy them in the U.S.

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2021 is not only the newest Melanio, but also this year’s international exclusive cigar from Oliva, something that has become an annual tradition for the company. It measures 4 x 60, a size used for the company’s NUb brand and is round, not box-pressed like most Melanios. It uses the regular Melanio blend, an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers.

Pricing will vary from country to country, but Oliva says it should be around €20 ($23.10) per cigar.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Oliva has released a limited edition Melanio for international markets.

  • Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2017 (6 x 60) — 2017 — 1,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (15,000 Total Cigars)
  • Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2018 (5 x 50) — 2018 — 1,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)
  • Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2019 (6 3/4 x 48) — 2019 — 2,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars)
  • Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2020 (6 x 54) — 2020 — 3,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars)
  • Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2021 (4 x 60) — 2021 — 3,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars)

Oliva says the cigar has already begun shipping to distributors and is already on shelves at some stores. It will offered to stores worldwide except those in the U.S.

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