Oliva's rating barely tracks its price. The Serie V Melanio Figurado is rated 4.8 at $14.00; the Serie V Belicoso is rated 4.75 at $8.36; the Grand Cameroon Belicoso is rated 4.6 at $3.00.
The Oliva brand page carries 52 cigars from $3.00 to $20.16, averaging 4.58. All 52 of those records list both a rating and a price, and the median one costs $8.81.
Only two of the 52 reach the top rating of 4.8, and the cheaper of the two costs $14.00. Meanwhile $8.36 buys a 4.75 in Serie V, and $3.00 buys a 4.6. Spending more here buys you a Melanio band and a scarcer shape. It does not reliably buy you a better score.
Price of the 12 ranked Oliva cigars
The ranked twelve sit inside a 0.25-point rating band (4.55 to 4.80) while prices spread 5.5×. The best rating here, 4.80, belongs to the Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado at $14.00 — 0.20 of a point above the cheapest, the Oliva Grand Cameroon Belicoso at $3.00, for $11.00 more.
best rating (4.80) — $14.00the other 11 ranked cigars
- Oliva Grand Cameroon Belicoso$3.00
- Oliva Serie G Cameroon Robusto$3.15
- Oliva Serie O Churchill$6.20
- Oliva Serie V Belicoso$8.36
- Oliva Serie G Maduro Churchill$8.67
- Oliva Master Blends 3 Liga Maestra Robusto$9.00
- Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial Toro$9.00
- Oliva Master Blends 2 Robusto$9.00
- Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill$11.68
- Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado$14.00
- Oliva Serie V Melanio Toro$15.75
- Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Torpedo$16.63
The 12 Best Oliva Cigars, Ranked
Ranked by catalog rating, then by price ascending, with one cigar drawn from each line before the list doubles back. Every price is the catalog price for a single cigar.
1. Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado
- Rating: 4.8
- Price: $14.00
- Line: Serie V Melanio
- Strength: Full
- Size: 6.5 x 52 Figurado, Ecuador wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado is rated 4.8 at $14.00. Two cigars in the 52-record Oliva catalog reach 4.8, and this is the cheaper of them, by $1.75. It is also Full, the only Full cigar in the twelve, and the figurado is the tapered shape the Melanio line is bought for.
Buy it if you want the top rating in the brand and you would rather not pay $15.75 for it.
2. Oliva Serie V Melanio Toro
- Rating: 4.8
- Price: $15.75
- Line: Serie V Melanio
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 6 x 52 Toro, Ecuador wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie V Melanio Toro is rated 4.8 at $15.75. It shares the 4.8 rating with the Figurado above, runs half an inch shorter on the same 52 ring, and costs $1.75 more. Medium-Full rather than Full is the other catalog difference.
Buy it if you want the Melanio blend in a straight-sided toro. On score alone the Figurado is the 4.8 to buy.
3. Oliva Serie V Belicoso
- Rating: 4.75
- Price: $8.36
- Line: Serie V
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 5 x 54 Belicoso, Nicaragua wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie V Belicoso is rated 4.75 at $8.36. This is the value story of the brand in a single record: the Serie V line tops out at 4.75, and it hits that ceiling at the cheapest price in the line. Five inches on a 54 ring is a short, fat belicoso, and the wrapper is Nicaraguan.
Buy it if you want the most rating per dollar Oliva sells. Nothing in Serie V scores higher.
4. Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Torpedo
- Rating: 4.75
- Price: $16.63
- Line: Serie V Melanio Maduro
- Strength: Medium
- Size: 6.5 x 52 Torpedo, Mexico wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Torpedo is rated 4.75 at $16.63. The Melanio Maduro line tops out at 4.75, and this is the cheapest cigar in the line at that rating. It costs $2.63 more than the 4.8 Figurado two entries up, and it scores 0.05 lower. The wrapper is Mexican; the regular Melanio is Ecuadorian.
Buy it if you want the Melanio Maduro specifically. On score and price the regular Melanio Figurado is ahead of it.
5. Oliva Serie O Churchill
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $6.20
- Line: Serie O
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 7 x 50 Churchill, Nicaragua wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie O Churchill is rated 4.7 at $6.20. The Serie O line tops out at 4.7, and it hits that ceiling at $6.20. Seven inches on a 50 ring is the long format at a price that sits under the brand median of $8.81. The Oliva Serie O Toro in the same line is rated 4.2 at $4.00.
Buy it if you want a churchill and you want to stay near $6.00.
6. Oliva Serie G Maduro Churchill
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $8.67
- Line: Serie G Maduro
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 7 x 50 Churchill, Mexico wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie G Maduro Churchill is rated 4.65 at $8.67. The Serie G Maduro line is four cigars, and this is the one that reaches 4.65. Same 7 x 50 churchill size as the Serie O above, $2.47 more, Mexican wrapper instead of Nicaraguan.
Buy it if you want the G Maduro churchill and the 4.65 is the reason. The cheaper G line never reaches this score.
7. Oliva Grand Cameroon Belicoso
- Rating: 4.6
- Price: $3.00
- Line: Grand Cameroon
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 5 x 52 Belicoso, Cameroon wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Grand Cameroon Belicoso is rated 4.6 at $3.00. It is the cheapest cigar Oliva makes in this catalog, and it is rated 4.6. The entire Serie G line tops out at 4.55. Five inches on a 52 ring with a Cameroon wrapper, and it is the only cigar in its line.
Buy it if you want the cheapest Oliva that still scores 4.6. There is not a cheaper 4.6 in the 52.
8. Oliva Master Blends 3 Liga Maestra Robusto
- Rating: 4.6
- Price: $9.00
- Line: Master Blends 3
- Strength: Medium
- Size: 5 x 50 Robusto, U.S.A. Conn. Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Master Blends 3 Liga Maestra Robusto is rated 4.6 at $9.00. Master Blends 3 is three cigars from $9.00 to $12.00, and this robusto is the cheapest at the line's 4.6 ceiling. The wrapper is U.S.A. Conn. Broadleaf, the only Broadleaf in the twelve. Strength is Medium.
Buy it if you want the Master Blends 3 line and a 5 x 50 robusto is the size you smoke.
9. Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial Toro
- Rating: 4.6
- Price: $9.00
- Line: Serie V Maduro
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 6 x 54 Toro, Mexico wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial Toro is rated 4.6 at $9.00. Serie V Maduro is three cigars, topping out at 4.6, and this toro hits that rating at $9.00. Same price and same 4.6 as the Master Blends 3 robusto above, in a 6 x 54 with a Mexican wrapper.
Buy it if you want the Serie V blend under a Mexican maduro wrapper rather than the Nicaraguan one on the Belicoso.
10. Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill
- Rating: 4.6
- Price: $11.68
- Line: Connecticut Reserve
- Strength: Mild-Medium
- Size: 7 x 50 Churchill, Ecuador wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill is rated 4.6 at $11.68. It is the only Mild-Medium cigar in the twelve. Connecticut Reserve is four cigars from $4.00 to $11.68, and the line reaches 4.6 only at this churchill. The Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto in the same line is rated 4.3 at $4.00.
Buy it if mild-medium is the strength you want, or you want the Connecticut Reserve name in the long format.
11. Oliva Serie G Cameroon Robusto
- Rating: 4.55
- Price: $3.15
- Line: Serie G
- Strength: Undisclosed
- Size: 4.5 x 50 Robusto, Cameroon wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Serie G Cameroon Robusto is rated 4.55 at $3.15. The Serie G line tops out at 4.55, and it hits that ceiling at $3.15, the cheapest price in the line. Catalog strength is Undisclosed. At 4.5 x 50 it is the shortest cigar in the twelve, and the wrapper is Cameroon.
Buy it if you want the cheapest Oliva that still makes this ranking, or a short robusto under Cameroon leaf.
12. Oliva Master Blends 2 Robusto
- Rating: 4.55
- Price: $9.00
- Line: Master Blends 2
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 5 x 50 Robusto, Ecuador wrapper, Nicaragua
The Oliva Master Blends 2 Robusto is rated 4.55 at $9.00. Master Blends 2 is a single cigar in the catalog. It is rated 4.55 at $9.00, the same 4.55 as the $3.15 Serie G Cameroon Robusto above. Five inches on a 50 ring, Ecuador wrapper, Medium-Full.
Buy it if you want this Master Blends 2 release. On score and price the Serie G Cameroon Robusto is the 4.55 to buy.
What to Buy at Your Budget
- Under $4: the Grand Cameroon Belicoso is rated 4.6 at $3.00. Nothing in the 52 is cheaper, and the entire Serie G line scores lower.
- Under $9: the Serie V Belicoso is rated 4.75 at $8.36. Nothing in Serie V scores higher, and nothing in the brand scores higher for less.
- $9 to $14: the Serie V Melanio Figurado is rated 4.8 at $14.00. It is the cheapest 4.8 Oliva makes.
- Above $14: the Serie V Melanio Toro is rated 4.8 at $15.75. The Melanio Maduro Torpedo at $16.63 is rated 4.75.
The median record here costs $8.81, so the $8.36 Serie V Belicoso sits under the middle of the catalog.
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All 52 Oliva cigars in our catalog, from $3.00 to $20.16, median $8.81. Set your ceiling, strength and length and it tells you the best one you can actually buy.
The best Oliva you can buy for $9.00 is Oliva Serie V Belicoso at 4.75.
30 matching cigars at or under $9.00. Top 6 shown.
- Oliva Serie V Belicoso
- Oliva Serie O Churchill
- Oliva Serie V Lancero
- Oliva Serie V Torpedo
- Oliva Serie G Maduro Churchill
- Oliva Grand Cameroon Belicoso
Stretch to $14.00 — $5.00 over your ceiling — and Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado takes you to 4.8.
The Eleven Lines, and Which One You Want
| Line | Cigars | Price range | Top rating | Cheapest at that rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie V Melanio | 7 | $8.61-$18.00 | 4.8 | $14.00 |
| Serie V | 10 | $6.75-$12.55 | 4.75 | $8.36 |
| Serie V Melanio Maduro | 7 | $10.11-$20.16 | 4.75 | $16.63 |
| Serie O | 7 | $4.00-$12.33 | 4.7 | $6.20 |
| Serie G Maduro | 4 | $5.93-$8.67 | 4.65 | $8.67 |
| Grand Cameroon | 1 | $3.00 | 4.6 | $3.00 |
| Master Blends 3 | 3 | $9.00-$12.00 | 4.6 | $9.00 |
| Serie V Maduro | 3 | $8.60-$13.01 | 4.6 | $9.00 |
| Connecticut Reserve | 4 | $4.00-$11.68 | 4.6 | $11.68 |
| Serie G | 5 | $3.15-$8.27 | 4.55 | $3.15 |
| Master Blends 2 | 1 | $9.00 | 4.55 | $9.00 |
Look at the last column. One line reaches 4.8, and what you pay to get there is $14.00 in Serie V Melanio. Serie V never reaches 4.8 at all, but it reaches its own 4.75 ceiling at $8.36. Serie V Melanio Maduro also tops out at 4.75, and it needs $16.63 to get there — more than the 4.8 Melanio.
Serie V is the biggest line at 10 cigars, $6.75 to $12.55. It is the one to start in if you want the house blend without the Melanio price.
Serie V Melanio is the ceiling. Seven cigars, $8.61 to $18.00, and the only 4.8s in the brand. The Figurado hits that rating at $14.00; the Toro needs $15.75.
Serie O is the long-format value line. Seven cigars, $4.00 to $12.33, topping out at 4.7 at $6.20. That churchill is the cheapest 7-inch cigar in this ranking.
Grand Cameroon is a single cigar at $3.00 and 4.6. It outscores every Serie G record.
Serie G is the cheap Cameroon line at five cigars, $3.15 to $8.27, topping out at 4.55. The Cameroon Robusto hits that ceiling at the $3.15 starting price.
Connecticut Reserve is the mild-medium line. Four cigars, $4.00 to $11.68, and it only reaches 4.6 at the $11.68 churchill.
More Oliva reading: Serie V Melanio review · Best cigars under $10 · Best cigars under $5 · Nicaraguan cigars · Cigar price index
Which Oliva cigar is the best?
Two tie for the top rating of 4.8: the Serie V Melanio Figurado at $14.00 and the Serie V Melanio Toro at $15.75. If you want the best score for the least money instead, the Serie V Belicoso is rated 4.75 at $8.36, 0.05 of a rating point off the top for $5.64 less than the cheaper 4.8.
What is the difference between Oliva Serie V and Serie V Melanio?
The ceiling and the price of getting there. Serie V holds 10 cigars from $6.75 to $12.55 and tops out at 4.75, which it hits at $8.36. Serie V Melanio holds 7 cigars from $8.61 to $18.00 and is the only line that reaches 4.8, at $14.00.
Serie V Melanio Maduro is a third line: 7 cigars, $10.11 to $20.16, topping out at 4.75 at $16.63. That is a higher price than the 4.8 Melanio for a lower score.
What is the cheapest Oliva cigar?
The Grand Cameroon Belicoso, rated 4.6 at $3.00. It is the cheapest of the 52 and it outscores the entire five-cigar Serie G line, which tops out at 4.55.
The next cheapest cigar in this ranking is the Serie G Cameroon Robusto, rated 4.55 at $3.15.
Are Oliva cigars worth the price?
At $9.00 and under, yes. The Serie V Belicoso is rated 4.75 at $8.36, within 0.05 of the highest rating the brand reaches, and the Grand Cameroon Belicoso is rated 4.6 at $3.00. Above $14.00 the curve flattens: the second 4.8 costs $15.75, and the $16.63 Melanio Maduro is rated 4.75.