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Sharing a Smoke with Jose Oliva

Posted: 12:20 PM ET, November 05, 2007

Jose Oliva was in town on Thursday, so I took a little drive after work to Club Perfecto in South Norwalk. Jose was hanging out with some of the members, smoking cigars and playing a little poker. (Don’t raid the place—they play for cigars, not money.)

Jose was in the middle of a cigar tour. His family’s Oliva Serie V line, which is their fullest-bodied brand, is a big deal to the company, and they decided that every retailer who is going to sell the cigar will have a presentation from a family member to describe their philosophy with the brand.

That’s a great way to help promote a cigar, but the Olivas got a big boost soon after the release—a 94 point rating in Cigar Insider and Cigar Aficionado for the Oliva Serie V Torpedo. It’s a lip-smacking smoke that is full of flavor yet balanced. And it’s only about $7, so it’s relatively affordable.

I brought along my new Flip Video camera that we’re using here (hey, I can’t let James and Marvin have all the fun) and I interviewed Jose about the new line. Check it out.

Jose will be out in Vegas this week (along with most of the premium cigar industry) at our Big Smoke, but it won’t be long before he’s back out there talking about the Serie V. And with that 94 rating, he’ll have no shortage of people interested in the Serie V.

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