Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Robusto
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Tasting Note
When Oliva Cigar Co. released Serie V in 2007, the brand was not only the company’s most full-bodied offering to date, but it showcased the complexity of Nicaraguan tobacco. The V stands for vigoroso, or “strong” in Spanish. Serie V evolved in 2012 with the Melanio line, an elegantly blended cigar in an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper. The box-pressed Maduro line takes Melanio into darker territory with a Mexican wrapper. It gives the cigar an alternative yet equally polished character that’s clearly rendered in the Robusto size, which shows a core of dark chocolate, raisin and caramel underscored by a mineral quality from first puff to last.
Details
Size: Robusto
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Mexico
Country: Nicaragua
Price: $13.20
Issue: Cigar Aficionado – Jan 01, 2026
Designation: Top 25 of 2025 | Rank: 18
