11-09-2007, 01:36 AM
Oliva Serie V
Churchill Extra
7-1/2 x 52
Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Nicaragua
Date: 11/05/07
Smoke Time: 91 min.
![[Image: olivaV-001.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/wjberris/Cigar%20Review%20Pics/olivaV-001.jpg)
Prelight:
A perfect caramel-brown wrapper with a triple cap. Very smooth with no major veins or blemishes at all. The prelight aroma was cedar with a touch of what I can best describe as a sweetness. I clipped with my Palio, and the draw was absolutely perfect. The prelight flavor was mainly herbal tea, with a slight hint of spiciness on the lips.
1/3:
There was excellent smoke volume right away. The cigar was really pretty smooth overall at the beginning⦠it actually took me a few puff to be able to be able to isolate any flavors at all. The flavors were quite subtle â a bit of wet hay along with straight tobacco flavors. There was just a little bit of spiciness â not the pinpoint intense bite of a black pepper spiciness, but more of a sensation of it coating my tongue.
![[Image: olivaV-002.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/wjberris/Cigar%20Review%20Pics/olivaV-002.jpg)
2/3:
Not much of a change in the flavors, but the strength is evolving. The smooth flavors intensified slightly, and the ligero is starting to kick in a little bit more. Though still subtle, there is a tingling at the tip of my tongue, and the Nic kick started, along with a hint of cinnamon at my lips.
![[Image: olivaV-003.jpg]](http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/wjberris/Cigar%20Review%20Pics/olivaV-003.jpg)
3/3:
The strength continues to intensify, with the subtle flavors continuing. There seem to be two distinct layers to the over all flavor â the evolving strength in the background is balanced nicely by the subtle and smooth foreground flavors. This continued until at started to heat up at about one inch, and I put it down.
Overall:
A good cigar with an interesting balance of flavors. I enjoyed experiencing the two layers of flavor play against each other, and look forward to trying some other sizes.
Churchill Extra
7-1/2 x 52
Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Nicaragua
Date: 11/05/07
Smoke Time: 91 min.
Prelight:
A perfect caramel-brown wrapper with a triple cap. Very smooth with no major veins or blemishes at all. The prelight aroma was cedar with a touch of what I can best describe as a sweetness. I clipped with my Palio, and the draw was absolutely perfect. The prelight flavor was mainly herbal tea, with a slight hint of spiciness on the lips.
1/3:
There was excellent smoke volume right away. The cigar was really pretty smooth overall at the beginning⦠it actually took me a few puff to be able to be able to isolate any flavors at all. The flavors were quite subtle â a bit of wet hay along with straight tobacco flavors. There was just a little bit of spiciness â not the pinpoint intense bite of a black pepper spiciness, but more of a sensation of it coating my tongue.
2/3:
Not much of a change in the flavors, but the strength is evolving. The smooth flavors intensified slightly, and the ligero is starting to kick in a little bit more. Though still subtle, there is a tingling at the tip of my tongue, and the Nic kick started, along with a hint of cinnamon at my lips.
3/3:
The strength continues to intensify, with the subtle flavors continuing. There seem to be two distinct layers to the over all flavor â the evolving strength in the background is balanced nicely by the subtle and smooth foreground flavors. This continued until at started to heat up at about one inch, and I put it down.
Overall:
A good cigar with an interesting balance of flavors. I enjoyed experiencing the two layers of flavor play against each other, and look forward to trying some other sizes.
