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Oliva Serie V Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Oliva Serie V Maduro is a full hand-made cigar. It has a San Andrés maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan ligero (Jalapa Valley) filler. Published tasting notes mention coffee bean, cedar, chocolate and walnut.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Macanudo Inspirado Black and E.P. Carrillo La Historia.

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What does Oliva Serie V Maduro taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • coffee bean
  • cedar
  • chocolate
  • walnut

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

WrapperSan Andrés maduro
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan ligero (Jalapa Valley)
StrengthFull
Made byOliva Cigar Co. (Estelí, Nicaragua)
SizesDouble Robusto 5x54 · Toro 6x50 · Torpedo 6x54 · Double Toro 6x60

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: bold, rich cocoa and spice, even burn, solid build and great value.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

Cigars like Oliva Serie V Maduro

  1. Macanudo Inspirado Black79% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullNicaraguan filler too, more pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, same strength.
  2. E.P. Carrillo La Historia72% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper style, Nicaraguan filler too, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts, a step milder.
  3. Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos70% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
  4. Padrón Family Reserve70% flavour matchMaduro wrapper · FullNicaraguan filler too, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  5. Montecristo Platinum68% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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