The Oliva Cigar story began in the late 1800s, when Melanio Oliva started growing cigar tobacco in Cuba. His heirs carried on the family tradition in the fields, but it was his grandson Gilberto Oliva Sr. who began making cigars.
Nicaraguan tobacco helped Oliva survive. The cigar that brought it to the attention of connoisseurs debuted in 2006: Oliva Serie V. Made by a small group of rollers and blended for strength and style, the Serie V line was an immediate hit. In 2012, to pay tribute to the first man in the family to grow cigar tobacco, Oliva added the Melanio version, which is distinguished from the original by its Sumatra-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador. The No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2014, Oliva Serie V Melanio Figuarado has rich, big notes of leather framed by a range of coffee, caramel and woody intonations. It’s a classic smoke.
SERIE V MELANIO
Oliva’s annual tradition! This release is the 2021 international exclusive cigar from Oliva. This 4 x 60 cigar is a NUB sized smoke and isn’t box pressed unlike a lot of Olivas other Melanio cigars. Using the classic Melanio blend, Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper which protects the Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers.
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