Ecuadorian wrapper Archives

84%Bitter Sync

AVO Syncro 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

July 14, 2025

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2025

Looking back over the past two decades, the late 2000s to early twenty-teens were likely some of the most transformative years for Davidoff and its subsidiary brands. This period included the acquisition and ov... Read More...

90%New Brew

Davidoff Maduro Toro

Scott Braband

June 28, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2024

When it comes to reboots, whether it be movies, soft drinks, music, or in this case, cigars, I tend to lean towards the original as being almost always superior to the new product. The new version may not be ba... Read More...

89%Beautiful Body

Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2022

Scott Braband

September 9, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2022

When I think of renowned cigar smokers, a few people immediately come to mind. Groucho Marx, with his iconic mustache and cigar wiggling between his fingers for comedic effect. George Burns, who carried a cigar... Read More...

87%Surface Tension

Davidoff Limited Edition 2022

Jordan Guttormson

June 24, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2022

Twenty thirteen was my first experience attending the cigar industry's largest trade show, then known as IPCPR. I remember being taken aback by the size of it—you could easily lose yourself, wandering through s... Read More...

87%It’ll fool ya!

Camacho Nicaragua Robusto

Kevin Acuff

May 7, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2021

Twenty twenty may definitely be the year that a vast majority of us want to forget. Fortunately for the cigar world, manufacturers stayed busy during these dire times and continued to release cigars, even throu... Read More...

90%Boxy Lady

AVO Improvisation Series LE19

Jordan Guttormson

June 11, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

In its 19th year of consecutive releases, AVO Cigars' annual limited-edition cigars are said to be the oldest and longest-running such series. The concept began in 2001, with many of the initial releases throug... Read More...

90%Puro Perfume

MQBA Nikka

Jordan Guttormson

February 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Bombay Tobak is the brainchild of Mel Shah, known for the company's Eastern influences seen throughout its growing collection of craft-minded cigars. The style draws from Shah's own heritage, where the unorthod... Read More...

95%Symphonic

AVO LE05 30th Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 24, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

AVO LE05 was originally released under AVO Cigars' annual “Limited Edition” series in 2005, using a somewhat nondescript blend that has since become one of the most sought-after cigars ever released by the 30-y... Read More...

91%Orange Creamsicle

La Flor de Ynclan Torpedo

Jordan Guttormson

September 15, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

Despite introducing themselves as a manufacturer of premium cigars in the U.S. only a decade ago, Villiger has quite an impressive history, dating back nearly as far as the world's most reputable Cuban marcas. ... 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...

92%Wall of Flavor

Trump Presidente

Jordan Guttormson

May 3, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

It's time to set aside your political beliefs in the name of science! On January 20, 2017, Gurkha Cigars announced that they would be providing a special blend for the Inauguration Day festivities; rolling a... Read More...

95%Palatial

Davidoff 702 Series Special R

Steve Stevens

April 24, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

The correct phrasing of the famous saying is “resting on one’s laurels.” It dates back to ancient Greek mythology, where Apollo is described as wearing a bay laurel—an aromatic broadleaf evergreen—on his head. ... Read More...

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