Smoke Night LIVE with guests Dylan Austin and Scott Kolesaire

February 21, 2018

Friday February 23rd 2018, Episode 135 of Smoke Night LIVE we get the inside scoop on the AVO 30th year celebration. In 2018 AVO will be releasing a series of special cigars commemorating 30 years in the cigar ... Read More...

Cigar Dojo Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2017

2017 Cigar of the Year Awards

Jordan Guttormson

January 5, 2018

Cigar of the Year

2017 marks the sixth year-end evaluation from Cigar Dojo. Much has changed in the industry, with price increases and the beginnings of government regulation being the most apparent. One aspect that has remained... Read More...

AVO Cigars – IPCPR 2017

Jordan Guttormson

August 7, 2017

IPCPR 2017

AVO Cigars' setup for IPCPR 2017 was largely the same as with years past, displaying a glass-panel-lined enclosure within the massive Davidoff compound. Instead of reinventing the wheel, AVO tends to tweak and ... Read More...

93%Juicy

AVO Syncro South America Ritmo Torpedo Largo

Jordan Guttormson

July 28, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

AVO Cigars received an update in early 2015—not quite as extreme as sister brand Camacho (both brands being owned by Davidoff of Geneva), but more of a subtle evolution—bringing the twenty-eight-year-old brand ... Read More...

AVO Adds Puritos Sizes to Syncro Cigars

Jordan Guttormson

June 9, 2017

Press Releases

To help aficionados who may be short on time to enjoy a long format cigar and inspired by the worldly lifestyle of cigar legend Avo Uvezian, AVO Cigars introduces two new Puritos blends under the globally accla... Read More...

AVO Syncro Nicaragua Box-Pressed Toro Tubos cigars display

AVO Adds Box-Pressed Tubos to Syncro Nicaragua Line

Jordan Guttormson

June 7, 2017

Press Releases

AVO Cigars launches a stunning square box pressed tubos version on its globally acclaimed 93-Rated AVO Syncro Nicaragua Toro. On the island of Ometepe, in the rich soil that lies beneath one of Nicaragua’s m... Read More...

AVO Syncro South America Ritmo cigar presentation

AVO Debuts Third Cigar Under Syncro Series

Jordan Guttormson

May 11, 2017

Press Releases

PINELLAS PARK, FL - MAY 11, 2017 – Inspired by the worldly spirit and endless curiosity of cigar legend, Avo Uvezian, AVO Cigars first ventured beyond its Dominican roots in 2015; capturing exotic notes from vi... Read More...

Avo Uvezian March 22, 1926 to March 24, 2017

Jordan Guttormson

March 24, 2017

Press Releases

It is with great sadness that we share the news that our beloved friend, cigar legend and talented music composer, Avo Uvezian, has peacefully passed away earlier today. This sad news comes almost immediately a... Read More...

89%Dark & Spicy

AVO 90th Classic Covers Volume 4

Jordan Guttormson

March 20, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Operating as one of the longest-running, annual releases of a limited edition series, AVO Cigars began introducing special "birthday blends" for the brand's patriarch, Avo Uvezian, in 2001. This tradition held ... Read More...

AVO Improvisation Series LE17 cigar box open

AVO Announces 2017 Improvisation Series Cigar

Jordan Guttormson

March 8, 2017

Press Releases

AVO Cigars, the globally renowned brand, is proud to announce the fifth installment of the prized AVO Limited Edition Improvisations Series: AVO Improvisation LE17. The AVO limited series, based on unexpected m... Read More...

Cigar Dojo 2016 Cigar of the Year Awards

Cigar of the Year 2016

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2017

Cigar of the Year

2016 was an exhausting year for the cigar industry. In our five-plus years exploring the world of premium cigars, we've never seen anything quite like it! For starters, the looming proposal by the FDA to regula... Read More...

91%Toasty

AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata Short Torpedo

Steve Stevens

September 8, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Legends are sometimes created by a spark of dissatisfaction. The year was 1982 and Avo Uvezian, an accomplished composer and jazz pianist who wrote the Frank Sinatra song Strangers in the Night, attended his da... Read More...

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