Upon tracking down every different Oliva Serie V ever released, I stumbled across the fact that there was one or two releases I had no idea existed. One of them was the Oliva Serie V Corona Gorda, create specifically for BURN by Rocky Patel in Naples, Fla. BURN is both the name of a cigar, but also the Naples cigar bar that Patel and co. opened and 2010. Shortly thereafter, the store receive the Illusione Burn, an exclusive line of four cigars. At the time, the store claimed that there would be nine exclusives from other companies, none of which have ever come to fruition. In addition, Oliva wasn’t mentioned as one of the nine manufacturers. Oliva’s BURN Exclusive was released in late 2013 around the same time that the Oliva Serie V Tampa Humidor 10th Anniversary shipped. No one we spoke to at Oliva nor BURN managed to recall when it exactly that was or how many were shipped, but the details we can confirm are as follows: it’s a 6 x 44 cigar sold in 12-count boxes at around $10 per piece. It’s one of 37 different Oliva Serie V-banded products that have been released in some shape or ...
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