JackK1971 purchased this cigar on 2009-01-01.
This is another of those rich and creamy cigars I really go for. I am partial to a good maduro and this Oliva Serie G is certainly a good one. It had a great prelight draw and produced lots of smoke as soon as I lit it. You immediately got that nice maduro mix of dark chocolate with a touch of spice in the flavor with a smooth and creamy finish.
The spiciness of the Nicaraguan tobacco gave way gradually to a more milder nutty notes with perhaps a bit of coffee in there as well - underpinned all the while by the dark, slightly bitter chocolate. The burn remained even and steady throughout - the draw was superb. The body I would describe as a medium all the way through until the end.
Just when i thought it couldn't any better it did, about half way through. The mild nutty and coffee flavors took over as the dark chocolate subsided and the spice began to come back into it as well. So good, and so smooth on the palate.
The smoke had a great aroma to it and all the flavors pretty well came together as it built up slightly at the tail end while retaining all its smoothness & creaminess. These are definitely one of my favorites and I would be interested in trying them in some of the larger and smaller sizes, just to see if there is any difference.