The 2019 IPCPR Trade Show was one that was quite busy for AVO Cigars. The brand in the Davidoff portfolio would have six different offerings – all limited production. Four of the cigars were the “limited” AVO Unexpected Series, which most cigar enthusiasts know by now were basically repackaged and rebanded versions of AVO core […]
Cigar News: AVO Improvisation LE20 Coming in March
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Next month, AVO Cigars will release its annual limited edition cigar for 2020. The cigar will once again be a part of the brand’s AVO Improvisation Series and is appropriately titled the AVO Improvisation LE20. The cigar is the seventh release under the AVO Improvisation Series. Since 2015, each of the brand’s limited edition releases […]
Cigar News: AVO Cigars to Introduce North-South Regional Editions
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Later this year, AVO Cigars will release its second pair of regional releases. These releases will be targeted to the North and South geographies of the U.S. The AVO Regional North Edition is a long 6 5/8 x 50 Perfecto featuring a Dominican wrapper over a Dominican Hybrid Olor/Piloto binder and all-Dominican fillers that include […]
Cigar News: AVO Classic Maduro Returns as a Regular Production Offering
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The AVO Maduro is back. Today Davidoff of Geneva announced the Connecticut Broadleaf offering is returning as a regular production offering. The cigar is now being rebranded as the AVO Classic Maduro. The AVO Classic Maduro is based on the AVO Classic blend, but it replaces the Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Cigar News: With the Big Four Out, Iconic Brands Will be Absent at PCA 2020
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Earlier today came word that four of the largest cigar companies: Altadis U.S.A., General Cigar Company, Davidoff of Geneva, and Drew Estate were not going to be attending the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. These companies are owners of some of the most popular cigar brands in the world. The following is a […]
Cigar News: AVO Unexpected Line Revealed to be Four Current AVO Core Offerings with Different Packaging
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For years many manufacturers have told cigar enthusiasts not to be concerned with the composition of a blend and just enjoy it. That is exactly what the team at AVO Cigars hoped consumers would do with the release of the limited edition AVO Unexpected series this summer. One could argue that it was somewhat “unexpected” […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: AVO Cigars
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One of AVO Cigars’ new launches was a series called AVO Unexpected, and in a way that set the tone for the 2019 IPCPR for AVO. AVO Cigars isn’t normally known for a lot of new IPCPR Trade Show offerings, but at this year’s trade show, the brand came forward with six blends – leading […]
Cigar News: AVO Unexpected Series Launched at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, AVO Cigars launched a limited series of undisclosed blends called the AVO Unexpected Series. AVO Unexpected features four distinct blends and the brand is only hinting at details of the four. AVO Unexpected Celebration (Yellow): Rolled with the highest quality tobacco left to age for six years. AVO Unexpected […]
Cigar News: AVO East and West Regional Limited Editions Launched at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, AVO Cigars showcased a pair of regional limited-edition releases. The AVO Regional East Edition and AVO Regional West Edition will be distributed exclusively in the eastern and western U.S. markets. The AVO Regional East and West Limited Editions will only be offered to cigar stores according to their geographical […]
Cigar Review: AVO Improvisation LE19 (U.S. Box Pressed)
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The AVO Improvisation LE19 is the seventh installment in the AVO Cigars’ Improvisation Series. It is the latest in a long line of limited edition AVO Cigars that can be traced back to 2001 with the release of the AVO 75th Anniversary cigar. Each subsequent year through 2014 the series was for the most part an annual release with a different […]