Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Oliva Serie V Melanio: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oliva Serie V Melanio is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Nicaraguan (Jalapa ligero) filler. Published tasting notes mention toast, cedar and silky sweetness.
On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Arturo Fuente Especiales and Montecristo No. 1.
What does Oliva Serie V Melanio taste like?
- toast
- cedar
- silky sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan (Jalapa ligero) |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua S.A. (Esteli, Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Churchill 7x50 · Double Toro 6x60 · Figurado 6.5x54 · Torpedo 6.5x52 · Toro 6x52 · Robusto 5x52 · Petit Corona 4.5x46 |
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 and creamy, balanced medium body and even burn, easy draw.
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 United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
Cigars like Oliva Serie V Melanio
- Arturo Fuente Especiales74% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Montecristo No. 168% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
- Punch Coronations65% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less cedar and wood, same strength.
- Vegueros Mañanitas65% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore cream and nuts, less caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
- H. Upmann Coronas Major62% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.