[Don Fernando]

[SIZE=4]Marjolein Hartman of Hartman Cigars in Amsterdam advised me to try the Oliva Masterblend series, so I bought some torpedos and some robusto’s. The first thing that you notice when you see this cigar is the logo which is lasered into the nice, smooth wrapper.
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[SIZE=4]The cigar has a 52 ring and is approximately 165mm long and smells heavy and sweet.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=4]The first flavors that come to mind are a spicy pepper and some leather, but the pepper fades away soon and the leather grows stronger. Further on the way, I can taste some cacao which slowly evolves into toast with a slight taste of nuts on the background and then back to cacao again. The cigar doesn’t have a noticeable turning point, I smoked it till about an inch was left, but there was still no bitter taste.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=4]I had no problems with the burn whatsoever, nor with the draw. The smoke is rich and thick and the ash is almost white. A very nice medium bodied cigar, a delight to smoke.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=4]Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, if it’s still available.[/SIZE]
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Construction: 16 / 20
Draw: 16 / 20
Appearance: 18 / 20
Smoke && ash: 8 / 10
Burn: 18 / 20
Aroma (foot) 7 / 10
Aroma (body) 7 / 10
Aroma (head) 7 / 10

Price / value: 15 / 20[/SIZE]