Review Notes: i also bought this cigar based on the 9.06 rating. ive learned to trust you guys from time to time! figured 12 reviews, 9 rating what im missing? so i bought a box, plus sampler for 80 bucks. the box came today so i promtly opened i up and lit one up. first its a nice looking, deep, dark, chocolatey wrapper. box pressed. grey - white ash, nice. excellent burn. no touch ups. taste on the higher side of med, peppery, alittle spice and quite smooth. nice amount of smoke for alittle cigar. i agree for less than 4 bucks its a good deal, but to be a 9-10 per the rating guide it needs to be the best ever. (not quite). however im not disappointed and will buy again.

Review Notes: I have also had some bad luck with the Oliva V, S and especially the O series cigars. Split wrappers, horrible draws and burns, and the like. I picked this one up based solely on the fact it was box pressed and had a dark wrapper. With it being an Oliva though, due to pass experiences, I wasn't expecting much. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Not only was the cigar a great looking cigar, the draw and burn was perfect. FINALLY an Oliva with a good draw and burn. I thought, pinch me, I'm dreaming... this can't be happening. I have been bashing this brand for months and calling them over rated, after smoking a few of these G series, I found a great cigar. Boy was I eating crow. As I stated, draw and burn was perfect. Nice long ash and flavors of cocoa, cream, nuts and spice throughout. A nice med bodied cigar with lots of flavor and creamy smoke. To all you Oliva fans out there. I apologize for bashing the brand. The O and V series still aren't good in my book, but these G series... Spot on mate!

Review Notes: I was playing poker the other night and my buddy offered me this stick. Having personally tried the V and O series and only making it halfway through each stick in disgust, I promptly declined. However, he persisted telling me it wouldn't suck. He was right, it didn't suck. In fact it was one of the best $4 smokes I've ever had. With Oliva I have finally found my G spot.

Review Notes: I smoked this based upon many of the reviews below. While I can admit it is good, I wasn't quite as enamored as some of the others. That said, Oliva continues to do good things with cigars.

Review Notes: Bought this thinking it would be a "good deal" and that it was. I was suprised to find this one of my favorite smokes, comparable to Padron and RP Vintage. This is one of the best deals out there, waiting on my humidor to empty some more so I can order a box of these gems