Yet another Oliva V Maduro review.

[Sauer Grapes]

Originally Posted by shilala

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.

It's probably because of this from the Oliva site...

Aging: Puros should be aged at generous humidity levels (70-78%) to preserve the natural oil.

http://www.olivacigar.com/cigars_oliva.aspx