Oliva Serie V in Vietnam: Maduro No.4 vs Club 20 vs Senoritas

If we had to name one Nicaraguan line for smokers ready to move past mild cigars, Oliva Serie V would almost always be the answer. It is the line that put Oliva on the world map: dense, full smoke that never turns harsh.

At Lạc Rang Khói Lửa the Serie V currently comes in three very different formats: Maduro No.4, Club 20 and Senoritas. Here is how they compare.

Serie V Maduro No.4: the full-evening stick

The Maduro No.4 is a 5 x 43 Corona wearing a Mexican San Andres Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. It is the strongest of the three, a true 5/5: dark coffee, roasted nuts, leather and earth with a long finish.

Best after dinner with black coffee or a dark spirit. Not a beginner stick; a proper step up for anyone comfortable at medium strength.

Serie V Club 20: real Serie V in fifteen minutes

The Club 20 is a 9.84 cm, ring 22 cigarillo in a tin of twenty. The Serie V character stays intact: cedar, coffee and pepper at medium-plus strength, in a quick no-cut format.

It suits short breaks, travel days, or any time you want the V flavour without a full hour. Per stick it is also the cheapest way into the line.

Serie V Senoritas: the middle ground

The Senoritas is a 10.5 cm, ring 31 Small Panatela in boxes of ten, wrapped in Sun-Grown Habano leaf. Cedar, roasted coffee, pepper, leather and a touch of chocolate; medium to full; 20 to 25 minutes.

If the Club 20 is a coffee break and the Maduro No.4 is a whole evening, the Senoritas sits right between: long enough for the flavours to open, short enough for a weeknight.

Which one to pick

First time in the V line: start with the Senoritas. Need a fast daily stick: Club 20. Weekend evening with a strong drink: Maduro No.4.

All three are in stock at Lạc Rang Khói Lửa, kept at stable humidity and shipped nationwide. Message us on Zalo to reserve a box.