Oliva Cigars
Serie V Belicoso
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FORMAT: 554 Belicoso
ORIGIN: Tabacalera Oliva de Estelí S.A., Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-Full
NOTES:
Spices | Leather | Earth
One kindly-smooth kick in the pants after another, deliciously. A toasted buttery cedar offers superb structure, delineation, focus. A spicy meat-A-ball of smoked paprika, cumin, nutmeg. Molasses balances. Complex leather bridges the uppers/lowers. Hidey up-top, then oily on-down. Earthiness everywhere, dark but with rays of light piercing thru, highlighting nuances.
Rich but not broad or lethargic. Excellent. A French press java look-see, black & cayenne pepperiness; that pair flip-flops at mid-point, where peppers drive to the nub. There's a poultry-level savoriness, a milk chocolate in&out. Earthiness plays with barnyard, chicken coop, terra cotta. Finish lasts puff-to-puff, extending primary notes, adding butterscotch. Fantastic balance, complexities.
Pulls a tick snug the first couple times, then opens well & evenly. Char stays on an even line, ash grows well & good. Very nice pacing. Moderate smoke out-put leaves a rather classical spiced leather room-note in its wake. A bit of a muskiness there. The remainder of construction/combustion is sans complaint. Here's a complaint of sorts: a lack of character brought on by rigid adherence to perfecting standards. A certain je ne sais quoi ain't there.
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FORMAT: 554 Belicoso
ORIGIN: Tabacalera Oliva de Estelí S.A., Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-Full
NOTES:
Spices | Leather | Earth
One kindly-smooth kick in the pants after another, deliciously. A toasted buttery cedar offers superb structure, delineation, focus. A spicy meat-A-ball of smoked paprika, cumin, nutmeg. Molasses balances. Complex leather bridges the uppers/lowers. Hidey up-top, then oily on-down. Earthiness everywhere, dark but with rays of light piercing thru, highlighting nuances.
Rich but not broad or lethargic. Excellent. A French press java look-see, black & cayenne pepperiness; that pair flip-flops at mid-point, where peppers drive to the nub. There's a poultry-level savoriness, a milk chocolate in&out. Earthiness plays with barnyard, chicken coop, terra cotta. Finish lasts puff-to-puff, extending primary notes, adding butterscotch. Fantastic balance, complexities.
Pulls a tick snug the first couple times, then opens well & evenly. Char stays on an even line, ash grows well & good. Very nice pacing. Moderate smoke out-put leaves a rather classical spiced leather room-note in its wake. A bit of a muskiness there. The remainder of construction/combustion is sans complaint. Here's a complaint of sorts: a lack of character brought on by rigid adherence to perfecting standards. A certain je ne sais quoi ain't there.
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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