The AVO Classic Belicoso, a size that was last released back in 2005, is returning for a limited run. Davidoff has said one time production of 2,000 25-count boxes will be released in the United States in February. The Belicoso is in a 6 x 48 format. The blend is consistent with the other regular […]
Prime Time Episode 165: Dylan Austin, Davidoff Americas
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On Prime Time Episode 165, Dylan Austin, President of Davidoff Americas makes his Prime Time debut. Dylan’s been a veteran at Davidoff for a long-time. He led up one of the most successful rebrands in the cigar industry with Camacho, and now he runs all of Davidoff in the Americas. Tonight we’ll take about Dylan’s […]
Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Davidoff of Geneva
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Before it was cancelled for 2020, Davidoff of Geneva had not been planning to attend the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The company had announced earlier this year that it had pulled out of the Trade Show along with Altadis USA, Drew Estate, and General Cigar Company. Like the other companies, Davidoff formulated its plans […]
Cigar Review: AVO Improvisation LE20
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Earlier this year, AVO Cigars announced its plans for 2020. Included in those plans was the brand’s signature limited edition cigar, the AVO Improvisation LE20. The year 2020 is a significant milestone for the AVO Cigars brand. It marks 20 consecutive years, dating back to 2001, that AVO has released a limited edition cigar – […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Delays 2020 Product Innovation Plan
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Davidoff of Geneva has announced its production innovation plan for 2020 will be delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, this will delay the launch of products that had been already announced for the Camacho and AVO brands earlier this year. In addition, like many companies, Davidoff is planning a series of virtual events through […]
Cigar Review: AVO Regional West Edition
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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 […]