Name: Oliva Master Blends 3 Torpedo

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Torpedo

Size: (6 1/2 inches x 52)

Strength: Medium to Full

Firm draw. Maybe too firm. But it was solved with a toothpick.

Overall, I’d say that the Master Blends 3 Torpedo is a good cigar, but it’s surely not the best that the Oliva brand offers. The Serie V Melanio Figurado, for example, is a much better smoke.

I’m still big fan of Oliva, especially their Serie V, just not the Master Blends 3.

Name: Villa Zamorano Reserva No. 15

Country: Honduras

Shape: Torpedo

Size: (5 1/2 inches x 54)

Strength: Medium

A casual, everyday smoke. I’d say it’s a coffee shop cigar. It burns evenly and produces a decent amount of smoke. In terms of complexity, it’s pretty straightforward. There’s nothing complex about it. It’s a stick that goes well with stout and all sorts of coffee.

Because it’s an affordable stick, smoking one occasionally is fine with me. However, I don’t think it’s a cigar that will ever earn its place in my smoking repertoire.

Name: La Flor Dominicana Chapter One

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Box-Pressed Chisel

Size: (6 1/2 inches x 58)

Strength: Full

The Chapter One is an impressive cigar. It’s a strong, slow-burning stick that is full of carob and coffee flavors as well as leather and earth. It is not a cigar suitable for rookies.

I smoked it in the cigar lounge and had a couple of glasses of Irish whiskey with it. I was happy with my choice.