Gilberto Oliva
reserva
Strength: MediumIn stock
About this cigar
Made by Oliva Cigar Co. in Nicaragua, the Gilberto Oliva Reserva honors family patriarch and tobacco grower Gilberto Oliva. It combines a Colorado-shade Sumatra wrapper, Ecuadorian binder and Nicaraguan long-filler tobaccos for a medium-strength smoke.
Tasting notes
cedarearthblack peppercoffeepepper
Available sizes
1 option1 in stockSelected size
652T
6" × 52 · Box of 20
In stock
$150.00$7.50 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd
Pairs well with
aged rumbourbonespressomalty brown alebrown ale
At a glance
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Strength
- Medium
- Sizes
- 1 available
In plain English
What to expect
Smoothness
Balanced
Strength
Medium
Balanced strength with clear flavour, without being heavy.
Flavour
cedar · earth · black pepper · coffee
Tasting profile
How it tastes
Primary
cedarearthblack peppercoffeepepper
Secondary
leathernutscocoacream
What each note tastes like
Sweetness3/5
Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses
Spice4/5
Pepper and warmth on the finish
Creaminess3/5
Soft, smooth, milky texture
Earthiness5/5
Soil, leather, forest floor
Wood4/5
Cedar, oak, toasted timber
Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.
Earth & leatherearth · leather
Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.
Wood & cedarcedar
Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.
Pepper & spiceblack pepper · pepper
The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.
Cocoa & coffeecoffee · cocoa
Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.
Cream & buttercream
The soft, rounded texture that keeps a smoke easy on the palate.
Nut & grainnuts
Toasted, bready notes — almond, cashew, fresh bread, cereal.
Blend & origin
How it is built
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Sizes (length × ring)
- 6" × 52
Explore this blend
Where it sits in the collection
made in Nicaragua · medium in strength · pairs with aged rum, bourbon, espresso
Aging & storage · Guidance
How to keep it
General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.
Storage
Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.
Rest after delivery
Two to three weeks of rest after delivery lets the box settle back to your humidor before the first smoke.
Aging window
A medium blend like this holds well for a year or two; longer aging mostly smooths the finish rather than changing the flavour.
In the box
Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.
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