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Oliva Serie V with Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof gives Oliva Serie V enough oak, heat, and brown sugar to stand up to its fuller Habano character.
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Cigar
Oliva
Serie V / Torpedo
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Strength
- Full
- Wrapper
- Ecuadorian Habano Sun Grown
- Size
- 6.0" x 56
Spirit
Elijah Craig
Barrel Proof
- Category
- Whiskey
- Type
- Bourbon
- Region
- Kentucky
- Proof
- 124 proof
Why It Works
The bourbon's proof meets the cigar's pepper and dark chocolate without washing it out. Oak char and coffee carry the finish into a deeper after-dinner register.
Tasting Notes
- oak char
- dark chocolate
- pepper
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