I really wonder if that is true. If you look at the sizes offered, they look to be the exact same sizes as the Oliva V series and the description even mentions that they are made at the Oliva factory. Anyone else know more about this?
Nica Libre Potencia
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Yeah, this is why I thought they sounded a lot like Oliva V Seconds... I'm curious to give them a try but not for $4 a stick...
stephen_hannibal
stephen_hannibal
I'm really interested now. Who's the guinea pig?
danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
You know the original Nica Libres were supposed to be comparable to Padrons...having sampled them side by side I found the Nicas wanting. Not to say they weren't okay, just not a Padron. Not even close in my book. I'd wouldn't be surprised to find that the Potencias were the same way when compared to Oliva V :dunno:.
Dan
Dan
True, but the thing is they don't try to compare these to the Oliva V, make the label look similar, or mention "alternative to oliva v" in any of their ads that I have seen. Considering how often these vendors do this type of advertising, I find it to appear almost as if they are not allowed to make this comparison.
Furthermore, unlike the original nica libre, these cigars are being manufactured by the same company(Oliva) and in the same factory as the Oliva V's. Also, the sizes(which are not what would be considered common for the vitolas the company classifies them as) are the EXACT same as the Oliva V line. The wrapper looks also to be identical(reddish hue habano sun grown wrapper). Tobacco is supplied by the same company(oliva).
So here is what the Nica Libre Potencia shares with the Oliva V line
-EXACT same sizes
-made in the same factory
-tobacco leaf from the same company
-Same wrapper leaf type("reddish hue" habano sun grown)
-apparently identical construction
-both are Nicaraguan puros
-suspiciously absent brand comparison from a retailer that makes brand comparisons about just about every line they offer
Besides, I haven't seen any Oliva V seconds on the market. I would assume that if a company like Oliva were to sell their seconds or nonlabeled oliva v's to a retailer for one of their exclusive brands, they would probably forbid that retailer from disclosing the fact that they were Oliva V cigars or Oliva V seconds. In this situation they can sell many more cigars without harming their brand name line sales significantly. Similar to how many companies manufacture both their name brand items and also contracted "store brand" items, usually on the same line with the same materials.
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Very well put.
Also, check out the box. Same style of box as the oliva v's, same construction, and even the wood stain on the box is almost identical, if not the same. Furthermore, both the NLP and the Oliva V's have the same gold lettering used for printing letters on the outside of the box. Also interesting is that the SLB that the NLP's come in is a totally different type of box compared to the regular Nica Libre's(SLB vs Boite Nature box).
danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
Some valid observations. Guess we won't know till someone steps up and does a review :dunno:.
Dan
Dan
Well I pulled the trigger on a fiver.
I left it in my humidor for a week, and lit one up late today.
Weighty.
Red wrapper.
Spice without pepper.
Bit of sweetness.
Bit of earthiness.
Well made.
Long ash.
Now it has been awhile since I had a V, but methinks if it walks like a duck...
I left it in my humidor for a week, and lit one up late today.
Weighty.
Red wrapper.
Spice without pepper.
Bit of sweetness.
Bit of earthiness.
Well made.
Long ash.
Now it has been awhile since I had a V, but methinks if it walks like a duck...
whodeeni
the Cigar "Gangsta" ;0(
Quack Quack! :hysterica
Any boxes on cbid or anything? People are comparing to Oliva V which is a great cigar. Kind of more interested in trying these now...
I would jump on a 5er or box, but the prices are a little high because they're new. Once the hype dies down, the price will also go down.
Thanks for the input John. Which of the 2 did you prefer?