Oliva masterblend 1 torpedo Review

[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]

[Cobrajet]

Good to know you liked it, I still have a bunch of these. Guess I need to light one up soon.

[jjirons69]

MB Is! OMG, No longer available and have to be great. I've had a few MB IIIs, still trying to find the Is and IIs. All in due time, young grasshopper. Great review!

[PUFFNMO]

Don F.- Which of the three Masterblends was the one you smoked? I stumbled on some 1's last year and bought a bunch of them. They are nice and smooth, and from what you described, the #1 may have been what you smoked.

Anyway, thanks for the review.

[PUFFNMO]

BTW, I just checked Holt's website and they still have MB 2 and 3 available.

I have tried 2 and 3, and liked them, but not enough to order boxes of them. I tend to gravitate to Honduran and DR. Larry.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by PUFFNMO

Don F.- Which of the three Masterblends was the one you smoked? I stumbled on some 1's last year and bought a bunch of them. They are nice and smooth, and from what you described, the #1 may have been what you smoked.

Anyway, thanks for the review.

I smoked the #1, and I know a little shop in The Netherlands that still has a few sticks left, which i'm gonna buy next week.

[mastershogun]

nice review for a great cigar. the MB1s are getting very hard to find.
I just sold some in the WTS formun. I do not have any more mb1s left but if you want some churchills a b&m has some at around over $12 each. Just let me know how many you want, add shipping cost, and I can get them for you.