Oliva Blue bands

[vperlman]

... Tyler, I've had the Serie O's and didn't think they were the same at all. I think Oliva touts them as the same, but I didn't think the blend was anywhere near close...

Yup, what he said.

 

[smokinghole]

http://www.cigarplace.biz/index.cfm/a/catalog.cigarbrand

They appear to be a paper band but they are the blue band and solid wood box.

 

[bballbaby]

So during my search for these aged cigars, i sent the Oliva family an email via their website. I was asking if there was any where that i could dfind the Oliva "O" with the blue cloth band. Jose Oliva responded with this:

Hello Gale,

Thank you for contacting us. The cigar you are looking for is available almost anywhere. It is now known as Oliva Serie O Maduro. We changed the packaging on the cigars over two years ago, but the blend never changed.
Thank you again.


Best regards,
Jose R. Oliva

 

[vperlman]

... We changed the packaging on the cigars over two years ago, but the blend never changed... Best regards, Jose R. Oliva

Well, maybe the blend never changed, but the flavor sure did! :scratchhe

 

[Volusianator]

Well, maybe the blend never changed, but the flavor sure did! :scratchhe

Amen to that.

 

[CWS]

Two years can make a big difference in a tobacco crop. May be same blend diff leaf.