Monday, November 19, 2007

OLIVA V Series Torpedo


Serie V is a complex blend of Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos. Blendedwith specially fermented Jalapa Valley ligero, and finished with a highpriming Habano Sun Grown Wrapper.
Blending Notes:This cigar is blended to deliver full body taste while maintaining an unparalleled smoothness. This flavorful blend exhibits complex tobacco with rich coffee and dark chocolate tones. A subtle and well balanced spice is present throughout.
Wrapper: Habano Sun GrownBinder: NicaraguanFiller: Jalapa Valley LigeroVitolas: 7 Natural
Cigar Aficionado 94 Rating December 2007
John smoked this one. He had the torpedo. Paul at Oxmoore told him to try cutting the end off at an angle. This gives it a wider opening to draw through. However, he still had some difficulty and had to really cut it back. Again, this seconds my thoughts on why smoke a torpedo when a Churchill is around.

Exile





Smoked this last week(Thanks John), I like the fake newspaper about the Cuban Embargo it comes wrapped in.

From another blog:

EXILE® is comprised of aged, rich blend of Nicaraguan filler and binder tobaccos delivering a rich and complex character with a spicy-sweet finish.

It was not a bad smoke, but not memorable. It would have been nicer had it been aged since 1962 :-)