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Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada: flavour profile and cigars like it

Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez Enclave Broadleaf and Black Label Trading Company Last Rites.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada cigar
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What does Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byOliva Cigar Co.
FactoryTabolisa, historical 2021
Sizes135th Anniversary Figurado 5.5×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 91 points, Figurado, 5.5 x 54 (2022)In our words: Coffee and leather developed sweeter notes. The finish concentrated toward espresso, with an even burn.

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 Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada

The line. A 2021 anniversary release became twice-yearly production in 2022. Its blend matches Serie V in a tapered-foot shape. cigaraficionado.com

Cigars like Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada

  1. A.J. Fernandez Enclave BroadleafClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Black Label Trading Company Last RitesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Paradiso RevelationAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
  4. Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. My Father La AntigüedadOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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