Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Oliva Flor de Oliva: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oliva Flor de Oliva is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Indonesian Sumatra wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention earthy, creamy, cedar and smooth.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection and Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown.
What does Oliva Flor de Oliva taste like?
- earthy
- creamy
- cedar
- smooth
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Indonesian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | Oliva Cigar Co. (Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5x50 · Toro 6x50 · Lonsdale 6.5x44 · Torpedo 6.5x52 · Churchill 7x50 · Presidente 8x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Smokers like: smooth mild-medium smoke, cheap everyday cigar and easy draw and good burn.
Some say: hot spots on some sticks and sometimes underfilled.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Netherlands, Poland and the Nordics.
Cigars like Oliva Flor de Oliva
- Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection79% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · MediumNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown75% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumNicaraguan filler too, more cedar and wood, same strength.
- Davidoff Winston Churchill74% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas73% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, a step milder.
- Juan López Selección No. 172% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.