Scott (sofaman) and I finally got around to smoking a couple V Maduros I've been hoarding. I got them in a split over at CS that Kevin (savorthestick) hosted.
When they arrived I took them out of their cellos and placed them in the top drawer of one of my winadors. I did that for a reason.
Every Oliva I have ever bought, and I've bought a LOT of boxes, are wet and unsmokable. I've found that 8 months in the cello and they're fine. I wanted to smoke these sooner so I figured if I put them out in the open air that they'd dry and air out much quicker.
The experiment was a complete success.
They were absolutely delicious.
Scott and I both agreed that they were eerily similar to the blue band O toros that we smoked just a short time ago.

The only thing I can say about "how they tasted" is that they were exactly what I had expected. V body with a sweet maduro wrapper.

The only negative I can come up with is that the wrapper is very thin and the feet split on each of the cigars while they were resting.
I'm sure that's a result of the accelerated drying time I put them through. It's also why I'm a fan of a nice, thick, greasy, durable wrapper.
Granted, a thick maduro wrapper yields a thick maduro taste and I don't think that's what the Olivas were going for here. That's why they're the professionals and I'm not. :-)
The wrapper delivered the perfect amount of maduro flavor to compliment the V blend. And when I say perfect, I mean perfect.
(If any of you guys feel like you got "stuck" with these V maduros, please pm me so we can hammer out a trade. I honestly loved this cigar and I only have two on the shelf. I'd be thrilled to be sitting on a few more.)

The last thing and I'll shut up...
I'm something of an Oliva Maduro fanboi. I've been pleased with every Oliva maduro I've ever smoked, bar none. I think the Special G maduro is one of the best cigars I've ever smoked and they remain consistant. The old blue band O's are stellar, and they're still easily obtainable.
The G maddies are choice.
The flavor and quality of the maduro wrapper the Olivas consistantly obtain is something I bank on. It's somewhat bizarre to me because I truly dislike the V line and I wouldn't smoke another G natural on a bet. The V lancero is one of my biggest "letdown" cigars in recent memory.
The key to these Olivas is to let them work through their short sick period.
Now that I know it's not going to be an 8 month sentence and that I can simply take them out of their cellos to accelerate the process, I'm going to be far more likely to try their new offerings.
I guessed when this cigar was released that the reviews would be awful and they were. It makes me wonder why the Olivas don't shelf their new releases long enough to make them smoke a lot better.

If you still have a chance to try one of these sweet babies, please do.
Make sure they've had their time and I doubt you'll be anything but impressed. :-)
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nice review Scotty!
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Thanks Moe!!! :-)
I bet you'd like these. They're on the low end of the high-power scale.
I know you like a little milder cigar, but when you're ready, this would be a nice entry-level high-powered cigar for you to try.
It'd pair up so well with a nice cup of coffee after a big italian dinner that the thought is making me hungry. :-)
It looks damned good, too. :-)
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Nice Review Scott,
Glad you had a great time with that smoke. You make me want to pull one out of the Humi:-), and wish I hadn't have broken up so many boxes:-).
Best to ya Bro,
K:-)

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Good Review! I love these!
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Thanks for the review Scott. If you liked it I think I would too, since our tastes run so similar.:-)
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I enjoy most of the oliva's too. the V's are one of my favorites!!!:-)
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You'd love them. :-)
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Thanks for the review Scott!!!

I have a couple resting... a little longer!!!
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Another good review as I have about 6 of them in the humi resting. Another couple of months and I will smoke one,,,if I can wait that long.
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Just had my first. It was very enjoyable. Big thanks to Anthem.:-)
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It's probably because of this from the Oliva site...
http://www.olivacigar.com/cigars_oliva.aspx
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I wonder if they ever tried to smoke one at 78%? :-)
Thanks for that, Dave. I never saw that.

I smoked the last of those 3 sticks this morning when I was washing the cars. It was incredibly good.
I smoked a JJ Maduro this evening and there are a lot of similarities.
The V is a bit spicier and a bit more edgy will the JJ is all chocolately caramel goodness.
The JJ is easily my favorite cigar in the world, but I gotta tell ya, the V maduro can take a good solid run at the JJ. :-)
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Speaking with our rep recently, we confirmed there would be more sizes of the maduro V as soon as production can meet demand.


Rumor has it the first size will be a Lancero Maduro.....:-)
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thanks for the review
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Thanks for the review Scott.
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Nice review. The one I've had was straight out of what I considered a very moist wet humi at a local cigar bar. It actually burned great and the cigar did not disappoint :-)

I've got two more resting. Wish I had picked up more.
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Nice review, I smoked a V Maduro a week after I got them and it was good, but I could tell it needed more rest. I have a few more and I have been waiting for them to come around. After reading this I may try another one soon.
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OK! I have had enough of this temptation. I'm pulling one out of my humidor today. I'll let you guys know what I think.
The last one I had was with 2 months on it. It was good:-).

This one will be around 6 months. Maybe it will be great!:-):-):-):-)+1
K

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I smoked a couple last week at events, hadn't had one in a few months, man I love em. The next release should be killer as well. As information comes down the pipes, I'll be sure to let you all know.
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