Essential Blend Reserved [6.5×52]
Original price was: $125.00.$96.00Current price is: $96.00.
Before the evolution of OM’s finest blends. Rare-aged composition. Distinct in tone. OM’s quietest statement, delivered with depth. Sold individually in humidified, airtight packs of five.
Two decades of Reserve. The cellophane—creased, ambered, and whispering time.
This is The Osvaldo’s Reserved. 20 years. Unlit. Uncompromising.
We’re not keeping it a secret.
Small quantities. Big reverence.
This inaugural edition of Essential Blend isn’t defined by its color—it’s defined by character.
Built on the foundation of OM’s Essential Blend No.1, the binder reveals subtle fruit notes encasing Criollo ’98 and Criollo 1900. Each component is congruent, unified by exclusive tobacco from Tabacalera El Artista. It’s aged, rare, and made to burn slowly.
Wrapped in the heart of OM’s fourth core line—a singular T13 leaf cultivated solely for the house—Reserved is streamlined for quiet command. The blend invites reflection, not reaction. Emerging from pre-existing 2007 tobacco, Production Date 2012.
Essential Blend Reserved, opens a new chapter in OM’s philosophy of refined expression—where substance leads, and style follows.
Each purchase includes five humidified cigars, sealed for freshness.
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CigarTestRide (verified owner) –
🔥 OM Cigars Essential Blend Reserved
💰 MSRP $20
Almost Full Body
Smell Light dark fruit sweetness with a touch of spice
Cold Draw Dark fruit with some earthy notes
1st Third
Woodsy and dark fruit right at ignition. Retro hits with dark fruit and woodsy notes while the palate gets sweetness and light earth. Settles into a nice mix of sweetness, spice, and light wood. Almost 20 years aged here — just wow.
2nd Third
Moves into woodsy and light spice. Retro brings strong wood and spice while the palate holds a hint of sweetness. Settles into a smooth sweetness-and-spice combo.
Final Third
Woodsy with the return of dark fruit. Retro delivers stronger spice and pepper while the palate keeps light sweetness. Finishes with spice and wood, sweetness lingering way in the background.
Final Thoughts
Outstanding cigar from OM Cigars. Limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Definitely not a fast burner, give yourself time to enjoy it. I’m very glad I stocked up, and I might need another 5-pack soon. If you see these available, don’t wait. Well done!
omcigars –
Thank you for this beautifully detailed breakdown. When someone takes the time to walk through the entire journey—smell, cold draw, every third—that’s the kind of review that reminds us why we put nearly two decades of patience into the Reserved.
The way you captured those shifts from dark fruit to wood, from sweetness to spice, and that smooth middle section… that’s exactly the evolution we hoped smokers would experience. Hearing you call out the age with a “just wow” made my night.
I appreciate you giving the Essential Blend Reserved the kind of attention and respect a cigar like this deserves. It’s a slow conversation between the leaf and the smoker, and you translated it perfectly.
Thank you again for the love and for sharing this with the community. May every Reserved you light up treat you just as well.
For the culture, always.
—Osvaldo / O.M. Cigars