Cigar Review: Oliva Serie O Maduro Robusto

I was given the opportunity by one of our sponsors,  Cigars Direct, to review an Oliva Serie O Maduro.  I have always loved every Oliva cigar I have had, so I figured this would be no exception.  Without further ado, lets get started!

Pre- Light: As I usually do, I ran this cigar across my nose to get a little hint of what was to come.  I got some nice woody flavors, with deep chocolate and cedar notes.  I clipped it with my trusty Palio.  I took a pre-light draw and the cigar was drawing perfectly, so I decided it was time to get into it.

1/3:  As I lit this up, the first flavors I was getting were lots of cocoa, chocolate and cedar flavors, with some light leather flavors on the background.  The ash was holding strong, and the smoke was billowing.  Along with these two aspects, the cigar was also burning just about perfect.  So far I am REALLY enjoying this cigar.

2/3:  As I started onto the 2/3 of the cigar, the first thing that I noticed was that the cocoa flavors faded into the background a little bit, and I got lots of cedar/wood flavors, along with leather.  The cocoa flavor became almost the after taste at this point, but it was very nice so far.  The only issue I started to have was the burn was a little crooked, and the ash got a little flaky.  I was still enjoying it very much so, however!

3/3:  As I finished up this cigar, the cocoa flavor came back full force, and the cedar and wood flavors faded back into the background.  The burn straightened out at this point, and the ashes were still a little flaky, but they were holding on.  As is the same with all the other Oliva cigars I have smoked, I enjoyed this one right down to the point where my fingers were burning.

Overall Impression:  Overall, just like every other Oliva product I have smoked, this cigar did not dissapoint.  The flavors were outstanding, and the cigar as a whole was great.  The burn needed a little work, but corrected itself fairly decently.  I also experienced a flaky ash with this cigar, which isn’t something I usually get with Olivas.  All in all, I really enjoyed this cigar, and will smoke one again, and again and again.  I want to thank Cigars Direct for sending me this cigar to review.

-Scott

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   nyisles says:

   October 17, 2008 at 10:45 am

   I miss the oliva’s that came in the toilet bowl box with the cloth bands..
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   Ricky says:

   October 19, 2008 at 7:58 am

   I’m with you there. They had a great presentation then, though at least the cigars still taste great.
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   Chase says:

   December 11, 2008 at 2:31 am

   Ricky,

   Good read…I just signed up…What next? I’m due back Jan 01, 2009…Go to XMTS.

   Chase
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