You can never have too many good cheap cigar options and for anywhere from $1.27-2.00 per cigar, depending on if its on sale or not, this is a winner.
It taste like an Oliva O and is definitely a second because it was quite ugly with some minor defects. The cigar had a hole in the wrapper, a big ass vein, and the cap was slightly smashed and crooked as fck. This was my second cigar out of the 2 bundles of 15 that i ordered when it was $22.95 for the first bundle of 15 plus $15.00 for the second bundle. The previous cigar i smoked the only problem that i could spot was a couple of large veins.
I've had this cigar sitting in my Xikar 5 cigar travel humidor with a 69% rh Boveda pack for 22 days.
The Oliva Factory Select Habano started off with a light spice, a generic woodiness, and some coffee that complemented the smooth tobacco flavor. The body was a light medium and the smoke was dry but was well balanced with zero harshness. It had that typical Olivia flavor that you get in pretty much all their cigars. The draw was perfect with just a hint of resistance.
After about 15 minutes the body increased to a solid medium while the flavor deepened. The major flavors became oak, coffee, with hints of spice, a light fruit (kinda like a raisin or dried plum) and at times a little creaminess. There was a little bite to the cigar but not enough to really notice it.
The cigar pretty much settled into a nice mix of a rich oak, hints of coffee, a nice fruit (I'm going to go with a prune flavor) with an occasional appearance of a light spice and minor creaminess. The body and strength maxed out at a solid medium that should be no problem for new smokers to handle. It became very consistent in flavor that was well balanced with good smoke output throughout.
The construction and burn were excellent. I never had to correct the burn even though i had to deal with a shifting breeze. The total burn time was 56 minutes.
Here's the burn progression:
It taste like an Oliva O and is definitely a second because it was quite ugly with some minor defects. The cigar had a hole in the wrapper, a big ass vein, and the cap was slightly smashed and crooked as fck. This was my second cigar out of the 2 bundles of 15 that i ordered when it was $22.95 for the first bundle of 15 plus $15.00 for the second bundle. The previous cigar i smoked the only problem that i could spot was a couple of large veins.
I've had this cigar sitting in my Xikar 5 cigar travel humidor with a 69% rh Boveda pack for 22 days.
The Oliva Factory Select Habano started off with a light spice, a generic woodiness, and some coffee that complemented the smooth tobacco flavor. The body was a light medium and the smoke was dry but was well balanced with zero harshness. It had that typical Olivia flavor that you get in pretty much all their cigars. The draw was perfect with just a hint of resistance.
After about 15 minutes the body increased to a solid medium while the flavor deepened. The major flavors became oak, coffee, with hints of spice, a light fruit (kinda like a raisin or dried plum) and at times a little creaminess. There was a little bite to the cigar but not enough to really notice it.
The cigar pretty much settled into a nice mix of a rich oak, hints of coffee, a nice fruit (I'm going to go with a prune flavor) with an occasional appearance of a light spice and minor creaminess. The body and strength maxed out at a solid medium that should be no problem for new smokers to handle. It became very consistent in flavor that was well balanced with good smoke output throughout.
The construction and burn were excellent. I never had to correct the burn even though i had to deal with a shifting breeze. The total burn time was 56 minutes.
Here's the burn progression:
