Oliva Serie V Melanio to Debut at IPCPR 2012
Earlier today, the details of the Oliva Serie V Melanio were confirmed and released by David Savona. For many, even the name was a new…
Redux: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial (2011)
Since 2008, Oliva as released an incarnation of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial. Each year has seen a different size for the limited release, but…
Review: STUDIO TOBAC Cain F Maduro
By now you’ve likely heard about the second installment of the STUDIO TOBAC World Tour and the accompanying six-cigar sampler available only at the events…
Ernesto Padilla Plans Major Portfolio Makeover
Things are changing at Padilla that will mean a near complete overhaul of blends. Ernesto Padilla told halfwheel that he is discontinuing four of his…
Review: Oliva Grand Maduro Torpedo
In between the world famous clothbands and the current line-up of Serie G, O and V was the days of the Oliva Grand Series. Offered…
Review: STUDIO TOBAC ST-002
On April 5, 2012, STUDIO TOBAC launched their 2012 World Tour at Tampa Humidor in Tampa, Florida, which has one of only three Oliva Lounges…
Review: Cain F (Prerelease)
At the 2009 IPCPR show Oliva released Cain, the second of their two new age lines following NUb’s release in 2008. Sam Leccia was pegged…
Review: Oliva Master Blends 1 Churchill
In 2003, the Oliva Family of Cigars introduced perhaps their most legendary cigar, the Master Blends 1. It was the first it what has become…
Oliva Serie V Culebra
In 2007 Oliva released their popular Oliva Serie V line to great fanfare. By all accounts, the Serie V is Oliva’s signature cigar that has…
Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012
Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for…
Review: Oliva Connecticut Reserve F Lonsdale (Preproduction)
As we have said all week, While chatting with Ian Hummel and Bryan Scholle of Oliva/Studio Tobac fame at the IPCPR Show in Las Vegas earlier in the year,…
