In 2011, Oliva’s STUDIO TOBAC began a yearly series of events that was accompanied by a roller making custom cigars and a sampler that they gave out to customers who purchased boxes at the event. With that, the yearly sampler of unreleased or limited production cigars has also gone away. As the last cigar left in my 2013 sampler, I thought it was an appropriate time to revisit the STUDIO TOBAC CTP-013, which was one of two different Connecticut wrapper test blends that they included in the 2012 and 2013 samplers. Here’s what I originally had to say about the cigar: Let’s start out with the good news – this is an enjoyable cigar and if you can get your hands on a sampler then I’m going to guess you’ll enjoy it. Unfortunately, the bad news is that right now the only way to get these is in the sampler. The construction of the cigar was fantastic, which isn’t a surprise given Oliva and STUDIO TOBAC’s track record. The flavor profile of the cigar was not only full of specifically good flavors, but they all meshed together nicely as well. I can’t say this is cigar of the year, but it’s ...
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