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89%North Star

AVO Regional North Edition

February 9, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Davidoff Cigars caught the cigar world’s attention with the announcement of a regional-only release from their AVO Cigars brand at the 2019 IPCPR/PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas. The series was dubbed Regional Edit... Read More...

86%Arid South

AVO Regional South Edition

Kevin Acuff

February 9, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Taking a trip south on the compass of the US, AVO Cigars introduces the regional-only AVO Regional South Edition, one of four limited-edition cigars to emerge from a series that was first revealed at the 2019 P... Read More...

95%2020 Highlight

AVO Improvisation Series LE20

Jordan Guttormson

December 16, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

Among the most famed collections of ongoing, limited-edition cigars is the Limited Edition Series from AVO Cigars. The concept debuted in 2001, introducing a special blend in commemoration of founder, the late ... Read More...

87%Jazzed Up

AVO Classic Maduro Robusto

Kevin Acuff

October 7, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

When you’re known in an industry by first name only, legendary status is sure to follow. Avo Uvezian was one such figure—a legend in the cigar world known for his charisma and snappy sense of style. What makes ... Read More...

89%On the Dotted Line

AVO LE 30 Years Signature Double Corona

EL Oso Fumar

July 9, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

“There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!” — John Hancock Hancock’s remark, of course, was made after being the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. The late Avo ... 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...

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...

Cigars Davidoff Tour 2018

Jordan Guttormson

March 14, 2018

Featured, Blog

Cigar Dojo recently visited the famed Davidoff facilities in Santiago, Dominican Republic, collectively known as TabaDom Holding, Inc. The tour—Viaje al Origen (Journey to the Origin)—included a look at one ... 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...

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...

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...

92%In sync

AVO Syncro Nicaragua

Jordan Guttormson

December 30, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2015

2015 has marked some big changes for AVO Cigars. Beginning with a revamped look/feel to kick the year off, AVO then followed up with two limited edition releases under a new collection titled AVO Improvisation ... Read More...

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