Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, herbs, cream, earth, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez Enclave Connecticut and La Galera Connecticut.
What does Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc taste like?
- cedar and wood
- hay and herbs
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by atlanticcigar.com |
| Body | Mild-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Oliva Cigar |
| Factory | Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua S.A. |
| Sizes | Churchill 7×50 · Torpedo 6×52 · Toro 6×50 · Corona 5.75×43 · Robusto 5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 89 points, Corona, 5.75 x 43 (2025)In our words: The rating describes creamy smoke with wood, tea, vanilla, nuts, and mild pepper.
- David Jones (leafenthusiast.com): 7.5 of 10, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2017)In our words: The reviewer found grass, cedar, earth, and a largely consistent profile.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc
The line. A 2018 review reports Blanc followed the Sumatra-wrapped Gilberto Reserva by months. cigardojo.com
The brand. Oliva identifies family tobacco cultivation beginning in Pinar del Río in 1886. The current Oliva site lists Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc among its cigar lines. olivacigar.com
Cigars like Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc
- A.J. Fernandez Enclave ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less natural sweetness, a step stronger.
- La Galera ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Camacho ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Rojas Breakfast Tacos ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.
- Brick House Double ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- olivacigar.com/cigars/gilberto-blanc
- cigardojo.com/2018/08/gilberto-oliva-reserva-blanc-corona
- leafenthusiast.com/cigar-review-gilberto-oliva-reserva-blanc-oliva-cigar-company
- atlanticcigar.com/oliva-gilberto-oliva-reserva-blanc-7x50-churchill
- smokingpipes.com/cigars/oliva/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=503601
- cigarmind.com/makers/oliva/gilberto-oliva-reserva-blanc
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/25874/name/gilberto-oliva-reserva-blanc-5-75x43