Late last year, Oliva Cigar Co. began to offer a 6 x 60 size of its Melanio line in Europe. The release was limited to 500 boxes, but shortly after an announcement came that the size was heading to the U.S. and would become a regular production item, which is now scheduled for next month. The Melanio line debuted at the 2012 IPCPR trade show and convention as Oliva’s most premium line since the Special S, a different take on the popular Serie V blend, most notably in wrapper in shape. While the original Serie V uses a Jalapa-based wrapper on a round cigar, the Melanio receives a heavy rectangular-press and an Ecuadorian sumatra wrapper. It is named after Melanio Oliva, the man the family traces their tobacco-growing roots to, all the way back to Pinar Del Río, Cuba in 1886. Melanio is the grandfather of the company’s patriarch, Gilberto Oliva. With the addition of the Double Toro, there are now eight commercially available sizes of the Melanio, along with one limited edition. Oliva Serie V Melanio Petit Corona (4 1/2 x 46) — $8.00 (Boxes of 10, $80.00) Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto (5 x 52) — $9.50 (Boxes ...
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