Oliva Connecticut Reserve Torpedo is a mouthwatering, mellow bodied blend that is satisfying any time of day. This 85 rated blend features all Cuban-seed Nicaraguan fillers and binder finished with a dreamy, golden Connecticut shade leaf wrapper that have been aged to perfection. The result are creamy, toasty flavors with notes of wood and coffee that are refreshingly smooth and mellow, yet complex. Oliva Connecticut Reserve Torpedo is 6 1/2 x 52 and available in 5 packs and boxes of 20 cigars.
6 1/2 x 52 (Torpedo) | Box of 20 | Connecticut Shade | Nicaraguan | Nicaraguan | Nicaragua |
My Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto is a
stunning light brown stogie with clean invisible seams and almost no veins. The
wrapper has a slight oily sheen and the double cap is flawless.
My inspection of this stogie revealed a
tight body, very slight give in the construction, and absolutely no knots or
soft spots.
A slight whiff of the wrapper gives off
very subtle dry hay and cedary notes. I can barely smell any tobacco on the
wrapper but the light woody notes are pleasant.
The cold draw has perfect resistance.
Still, I can't really taste anything solid, perhaps fleeting woody and earthy
notes.
The first draw is simply delectable.
This baby does not shy from wowing right from the start.
I can immediately taste sweet creamy
butter leaning on a toasty finish; kinda like a graham cracker. There are
definite hints of a floral, citrusy flavour mixed with dry hay.
A few draws in and I began to taste a
bit of vanilla sweetness with a little spice. The citrusy flavour is more of a
dried fruit savour, some sweet honey, and still more of the dry hay-now transitioned
to dry leaves.
Retrohale brings out a long sweet
tobacco finish with splashes of coffee and butterscotch.
As my Oliva Connecticut Reserve settles,
the citrus flavours perfectly blend with fleeting floral notes, and flashes of
pepper and cinnamon. Dark coffee, toasted nuts, sweet vanilla, and subtle
premium tobacco notes hold down the fort.
This is perhaps the most enjoyable and
perplexing part of this cigar experience. Even though the long finish felt a
tad dry, the whole draw and beyond is enveloped in a delicious creaminess.
The Retrohale is a mix of the original
buttery toast flavours surrounded by savoury oakiness, and a tangy orange
citrus zing.
For a mild cigar, these flavours deliver
a bang. If you are not keen, you would think this baby is gaining in strength
but that simply isn't the case. Strength remains a mild, maybe weak-medium, but
the flavours are full-circle.
My Robusto burns famously with a
razor-thin burn and lots of smoke output. The ash is a healthy silver-grey
falling in thirds. There are no issues with the draw or construction; but then
again, this is an Oliva!
In the final third, flavours remain the
same but still pretty interesting. There are no new flavours introduced but the
same flavours keep interchanging.
Now dark coffee marries a sweet cedary
and mild spice mix in the front of the palate. Sweet vanilla and dry hay stay
constant while the long finish features lots of cream, dry fruit, and warm
pleasant tobacco notes.
Towards the nub, the cigar gets a little
warm, but pleasant. There is no bitterness or harshness even on Retrohale. You
may notice a bit more peppery zing and much more sweet creaminess towards the
end.
My Robusto smoked for a little over an
hour. It was a badass smoke from start to finish and a great start to my day.
Seasoned smokers know that a Connecticut
Shade leaf is the ultimate wrapper for a mild cigar. However, Connecticut
wrappers tend to get bitter if they get hot especially towards the nub.
A good mild cigar should be able to
balance this aspect and ensure you can enjoy your whole cigar without the
bitterness.
The Oliva Connecticut Reserve is a superior stogie that manages to smoke down to the nub while maintaining a piquant superlative finish.
In addition to being a delectable treat, the Oliva Connecticut Reserve is fairly priced compared to other cigars in its category. It retails from $6 to $10 depending on the Vitola.
SKU: |
OLVCRTRP |
Category: |
Premium Cigars |
Product Type: |
Cigar |
Manufacturer: |
Oliva |
Brand: |
Oliva Connecticut Reserve |
Wrapper Type: |
Connecticut Shade |
Wrapper: |
Connecticut Shade |
Binder: |
Nicaraguan |
Filler: |
Nicaraguan |
Origin: |
Nicaragua |
Ring Gauge: |
52 |
Length: |
6 1/2 |
Shape: |
Torpedo |
Strength: |
Mild |
Quantity: |
44701 |
Package Type: |
Box |
Rating: |
85 |
Package Count: |
20 |
Price Per Cigar: |
$9.3275 |
Gift Type: |
Not Applicable |
Flavored: |
No |
Filtered: |
No |
Little: |
No |
Groupon: |
No |
Discontinued: |
No |
Buy 1 Get 1: |
No |
Free Gift: |
No |
Free Shipping: |
No |
Suscribe: |
No |
90+ Rated: |
No |
Limited Edition: |
No |
Rare Cigar: |
No |
Top 25 Brand: |
No |
Aficionado Top 25: |
No |
Staff Pick: |
No |