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 […]
Cigar Review: AVO LE05 30 Years
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The AVO Limited Edition series has been one of the iconic annual limited edition releases in recent history in the cigar industry. One of the most sought after releases in the series has been 2005’s AVO LE05. Back in 2014, AVO Cigars released a sampler called AVO’s Greatest Hits. This was a sampler that contained […]
Cigar News: AVO Improvisation LE19 to Launch in March
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This month AVO Cigars will release its annual limited edition cigar for 2019. The cigar will once again be a part of the brand’s AVO Improvisation Series and is appropriately titled the AVO Improvisation LE19. The cigar is the seventh release under the AVO Improvisation Series. The concept behind this series is to draw inspirations […]
Cigar Review: AVO Signature 30 Years Belicoso
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In 2015, the AVO brand underwent a significant makeover. With the makeover, the brand introduced some packaging changes and there was some consolidation of the lines in the portfolio. As a part of the consolidation, two lines under the AVO brand were dropped, these were the AVO Maduro and the AVO Signature. The consolidation left […]
Agile Cigar Review: AVO 22 (30th Anniversary)
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: AVO LE05 Returns for 30th Anniversary
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It has been a cigar a lot of AVO cigar enthusiasts have been waiting for a very long time. This month, AVO Cigars has re-released the AVO LE05. It’s a limited re-run that is a part of AVO Cigars’ 30th-anniversary celebration. The AVO LE05 was the AVO Limited Edition cigar for 2005. In 2014, AVO […]