oliva master blend 2!!

[oliva 2]

This is my first time posting..hi everyone...I been smoking cigars for about 7 years now..and its a hobbie of mine that i love..I recently gotten a box of oliva master blend 2 churchhills and i must say they are one of my favorite smokes right now beside opus x..the oliva 2 have a great aroma and a powerful taste but balance and sweet..Iam going to see how they age as well only smoked 2 so far & looking forward for more..

[ggiese]

Welcome!!!

I liked the Master Blend I's, but have not tried the II's... Any difference that you can tell?

[oliva 2]

I never tried the master blend 1..

[jaewing]

I recently posted a review on another site and was about to do so here as well and then I saw your thread. So if you do not mind I will paste it here to avoid redundant threads. Look also in the "reviews" thread as I will take it there too.

- Jason

Pre-Light
Beautiful wrapper, smooth and silky, the color of coffee and cream. Nice mellow aroma. Beautiful band and the characteristic laser etched logo. Nice and firm to the touch. I clipped it and the draw was firm but not tight.

Smoking Characteristics

Initial puffs were tasty. I generally prefer maduros but this cigar, while not strong flavored or overpowering in strength had nice flavors. Slightly nutty, and leathery an generally a nice mellow flavor. The ash was impeccable and only because I do not like a long ash I had to work at tappin it off when it reached an inch or so. About half-way through the flavors deepened and became a bit richer and more pronounced but still not overpowering. At about 3/4 through the draw tightened up so I clipped a bit more off (I did not clip iit very deep at first) and it opened up beautifully. Throughout this cigar produced nice rich flavorful smoke.

Overall Impression

A vey nice cigar for a change from the maduros I generally smoke. Other than being a bit on the mild side I cannot say anything bad about this cigar. If you like mild to medium cigars with nice flavor this is a good choice. On a CA rating scale I would give this smoke a very respectable 89.

[Cigar Penguin]

Thanks for the great reviews.
This cigar has been on my "try" list for some time.I am looking foward to trying a few sticks in the very near future.Oliva is one of my favorite brands,particularly the "O" series maduro.