Oliva V question

[shilala]

Shane, if you're buying new Oliva stuff, it's always wet and barnyardy. A good 8 months or a year will straighten them right out. Sometimes they go hard at the 8 months mark and it takes awhile longer for them to relax.
They always smoke much better once they get a little time on them, mainly just so they can shake the ammonia and excess water.

[BengalMan]

Originally Posted by shilala

Shane, if you're buying new Oliva stuff, it's always wet and barnyardy. A good 8 months or a year will straighten them right out. Sometimes they go hard at the 8 months mark and it takes awhile longer for them to relax.
They always smoke much better once they get a little time on them, mainly just so they can shake the ammonia and excess water.

All Oliva stuff is wet? News to me considering I smoke them every day.

I'll give you that the V Maduro's have a tendency to be a bit wet when they ship and they do benefit from some time down in a lower RH to acclimate.

I agree with the previous posters that the 08 was my favorite year by far. The 2011 though is a close second. The 08 was blended to be really strong, and it was. The 2011 was blended to be more refined then strong. The dark chocolate and espresso flavors mixed with a bit of cayenne pepper at the end when going through the nose makes for a personal favorite of mine.

To the OP, as a few have stated, you were smoking the regular Serie V Double Toro.