The Oliva Serie O Double Toro measures 6x60 featuring a very smooth, oily Maduro wrapper. For this particular cigar, Oliva took the Cuban-Seed Habano tobaccos and grew them in different areas of Nicaragua, which created an incredibly rich and complex cigar. Let's get it lit up.
When you get the cigar lit up, you can tell right away that this cigar is going to be very complex. The first rush you get is a blend of creamy wood and deep leather. A slight spice on the finish, nothing overpowering. This stick has a very even burn through the 1/3 point, a tight draw, and decent smoke output.
The 2/3's point brings more flavors to the table. The creamy wood flavor is joined by a sweet cocoa mixed with some oak. I'm sure there are a ton of flavors packed in the cigar, but I'm only writing out the ones I picked up. On the finish, you have a nice mild spicy earth flavor. The burn is still flawless, the draw has been an issue for me so far... it's requiring a lot of work, and the smoke output is still good, even with a bad draw. *Side note: wrapper is tearing about halfway through the cigar.*
3/3's to the end of the cigar does not bring as many flavor changes as before. The wood flavor stays the same the whole smoke, the sweetness has gone away, and the finish is still a spicy earth flavor. That's about it for the flavor changes. A great smoke besides the construction problems. With hopes that you don't have the same construction problems, I recommend the stick.
Stogie Rite score: 88
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