Oliva Serie V Double Robusto 5″ * 54

Serie V is the blend that made Oliva a household name, built heavy on ligero, the thick, slow burning leaf from the top of the plant that most blenders use sparingly.

An Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper covers Nicaraguan binder and filler, medium to full in body. Expect cedar, sweet spice, coffee and dark fruit. At 5 by 54, it burns cool and even.

Nicaragua’s cigar industry was built largely by Cuban families who left after 1959, which is why the country’s tobacco tastes closer to Cuba’s than anywhere else outside the island.

Pairs well with bourbon, espresso, or porter.