Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.

Flor de Oliva bundles are often among those mentioned when smokers discuss worthwhile inexpensive smokes. I paid only $2.30 for this 6 inch by 50 ring gauge maduro with Nicaraguan filler. Sensing that it might be light in taste, I used a cedar strip to light it, which seemed to impart some nice cedar notes for the first few puffs. After that, though, I was disappointed. The smoke was thin and generally tasteless. What began as a mild cigar quickly became a nearly non-existent one. As an Oliva fan, I’ll likely try others in its low-price line, but not another maduro.

Verdict = Sell.

-George E

photo credit: Stogie Guys