bobbyg29
CL's Mad Cigar Scientist
Registered: April 2007
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 1719
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Review Date: Wed July 25, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: $3.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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delcious bittersweet chocolate, leather and spice flavors; price
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Cons:
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slight uneven burn
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Oliva Serie G Maduro
4.5 x 50”, box press
Robusto
ATMOSPHERE: Smoked on an beautiful overcast morning in a park paired with root beer and some reading for work. I have smoked several of these before but finally decided to do a formal review.
PRE-SMOKE:
Scent: Very nice leather and cocoa sweetness from the wrapper. Earthy tobacco aroma from the foot.
Appearance: Smooth dark chocolate/black wrapper. Relative sharp box press. Some loose tobacco in foot. Excellent construction overall.
Feel: Good give to squeeze, consistent throughout.
Pre-light draw: No tingle after punch cut. Leather with a hint of sweetness on the draw.
SMOKE:
Taste & Flavor: Very nice mixture of chocolate, leather and spice. For me the chocolate alternated between bitter and sweet throughout the smoke. The spice was a peppery sensation in the back of my tongue that really got stronger when I expelled the smoke through my nose. About a 1/3 of the way in I also picked up some nice dry toast flavors. Flavors pair very well with a sweet drink.
Strength: Medium.
Feeling: Good resistance chew. Unlike a lot of box press cigars the Oliva G robusto was very comfortable in the mouth and hand. .
Scent of smoke: This cigar produced lots of creamy white smoke that smelled like baked cookies and bread with occasional hints of grass.
Heat: None at all.
Draw & Burn: Nice deliberate draw with punch cut. Slightly uneven burn that required a couple corrections.
Finish: Medium length leathery finish with a nice spicy tingle.
OTHER:
Ash: Slightly flaky grey/white ash that held well. Very interesting light brown ring near burn line (see photo). Band came off very easily during smoke.
Duration: Nubbed in about 50 min.
CONCLUSION: An excellent maduro at any price but at it’s incredible $3/stick MSRP it is right up there with the Indian Tabac Super Fuerte maduro as one of the best cigars for the money in my book. The dominant flavors were a wonderful bittersweet chocolate and leather with some peppery spice. Very good construction with only some minor burn issues. Highly recommended!
FINAL RATING: 8.4/10
Cheers!
Rob
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Contributing Author and Resident "Cigar Science Guy", Team Stogie Fresh
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