Nicaraguan 90+ Rated 2nds.

stephen_hannibal:

Dude I'd skip them... not enough information to make it a confident buy.

Yeah I agree with Stephen ... not enough info .

stephen_hannibal:

Dude I'd skip them... not enough information to make it a confident buy.

Well stated. This was exactly what I thought

kuzi16:

i suspect they are from the AJ Fernandez factory.

if they are good and you arent planning on reviewing and learning every little detail about it, i say go for it. its a cheap smoke that you dont feel bad throwin out if you cant get all the way through it.

Exactly the reasons I added a mazo of the Toro's to my order this week. Always hopeful for a good low-cost cigar!

well there are only so many factories that are "very prestigious"
ill have to check em out and see what they taste like.

kuzi16:

well there are only so many factories that are "very prestigious"
ill have to check em out and see what they taste like.

I'm looking forward to hearing what you think.

Flor De Oliva is a brand that Oliva puts out as a bargain cigar. those are actually firsts.

that doesnt mean that it couldnt be the factory but not that specific line.

patels factory is in Honduras so it rules out RP.

Got 'em. Have no idea yet, and probably couldn't get it right anyway, but, for some reason, other than A.J., I found myself hoping that it might be whoever makes La Aroma de Cuba. On thinking that through, it may be because those are on the page before the 90+ 2nds in the catalog and mention a 94 rating, or because I like those. Well, don't think I'll fire one up tonight, but they look good.

Hi Amos, was your bundle in the light color wrapper? both the ones i have received have been what appears to be a Ecuadorian-Conneticut wrapper, if you can let it rest a few days at leat in the humi, let me know how they turn out if you remember.

Ok, after that I thought, what? I'm thinking maybe they're not going to all be 2nds of the same cigar, maybe just the same factory. Smoked one yesterday, and I'm saying Camaroon on the wrappers I got. Also, within a minute of lighting I thought, "I've decidedly smoked one of these before", but I can't nail it.

Kuzi, or someone with a more refined palate than myself will be able to distinguish it.

The one I had was quite nice, good damp/earthy sweetness developed into bread and nuts, with a long slow building of pepper than never quite overwhelmed. Maybe Perdomo?

kuzi16:

id really have to smoke one to know.

PM me your address, I'll send two, you can smoke one and dissect one.

kuzi16:

Amos Umwhat:

kuzi16:

id really have to smoke one to know.

PM me your address, I'll send two, you can smoke one and dissect one.

pm sent

i should amend my statement though... it should have read: "id really have to smoke one to make an educated guess."

Sure, kind of fun to guess, though. They're pretty good smokes for the money, wherever they come from. And that's without any resting time, which usually seems to help.

Amos Umwhat:

kuzi16:

Amos Umwhat:

kuzi16:

id really have to smoke one to know.

PM me your address, I'll send two, you can smoke one and dissect one.

pm sent

i should amend my statement though... it should have read: "id really have to smoke one to make an educated guess."

Sure, kind of fun to guess, though. They're pretty good smokes for the money, wherever they come from. And that's without any resting time, which usually seems to help.

im about to light one of these up and see what i think.

this is a toro and has a medium brown wrapper that is smooth. there is a distinct lump about where the band would be if it had one im sure that this is why this is a second. after the cut the draw is good. i had fear that this would have been a plug but it seems to draw just fine. there is the classic distinct Nicaraguan taste with some sweeter notes to it. Of course we know its Nicaraguan, but where is the sweet coming from? my guess is a Cameroon wrapper. given the description that ccom gives to the grouping, what it tastes like, and process of elimination, i would have to guess that this is an Oliva G.

i have to agree with Tuna Tar Tar on this one.

Tuna Tar Tar:

Hello everyone. I have been a long time follower of the forums but this is my first post. After reading this thread I got really interested in these and picked up a pack of corona's to try. They came in a lonsdale size at 44 x 6 1/2 in what seems to be a conneticut wrapper. I just smoked one with about 3 days rest. Im normally not a conneticut guy but this one had a good amount of flavor. After doing some research I think that the onesI received are Oliva Conneticut Reserve's. I had one Oliva Conneticut last summer and I think it is pretty similar from what I remember but it was a while ago. But thats my guess. I think they are Oliva 2nds.

skweekz:

I broke down and added some of these to my last order. I had one strait out of the mailbox. It was actually not too bad. Nothing super special, but not garbage either. I have an idea whose/what factory they're from. I'm interested to see how my guess compares to yours, Matt.

was that your guess?

Amos Umwhat:

That feels right, doesn't it. Oliva. Might be. I also thought camaroon wrapper, and I knew I had smoked it before, but not for awhile. I kept looking at it, almost expecting to get a glimpse of the band in my mind. Some have been hard to spot the fault, most have seemed to be either an unsightly spot, or a flaw in the seam. If they keep coming like these, I'll be happy to buy them. Intriguing little puzzles keeps life interesting, don't they?

yeah, the flaw was clear on this one. i found no problems with how they smoked, im just not a huge fan of the flavor. for the price im not mad but its not what i have been looking for as of late.
That kinda makes sense though, i havent been smoking many oliva cigars as of late. i kinda grew away from them. i should retry the Serie O. never liked that one before but now that my palate has changed, who knows.