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
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
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)
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
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 […]
Cigar Review: AVO Maduro No. 2 (30th Anniversary)
Back in 2015, the AVO brand underwent a significant makeover. With the makeover, the brand introduced some packaging changes and there was some consolidation in the portfolio. As a part of the consolidation two lines under the AVO brand were dropped, these were the AVO Signature and the AVO Maduro. For all practical purposes, the […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Davidoff of Geneva USA at the 2018 IPCPR
Going into 2018, there were two themes that were surrounding Oettinger Davidoff, the overall arching parent company for all of the Davidoff brands. First up, there were a series of several management changes throughout the company including a new CEO in Beat Hauenstein. These changes coincided with two very important milestones going on in Davidoff. […]
Cigar News: AVO Signature Returns for 30th Anniversary
The fourth installment of the AVO 30th Anniversary rollout has now started to make its way to retailers – the limited return of the AVO Signature. The AVO Signature was a regular production line for many years. However, when AVO underwent its rebranding in 2015, the AVO Signature was discontinued, along with the AVO Maduro. Now both […]
Cigar News: AVO 22 Makes Return for 30th Anniversary
With 2018 marking the 30th Anniversary of AVO Cigars, the brand has been releasing special offerings to mark the occasion. The third installment of these releases has now begun to surface at retailers – the AVO 22. The AVO 22 was the 2002 installment of the AVO Limited Edition series. It started based off a […]
Cigar Review: AVO 30 Years Improvisation
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the AVO Cigars brand. Earlier this year, Davidoff announced plans to commemorate the 30th anniversary with a year-long series of releases. While the series mostly consists of bringing back some limited edition cigars, some discontinued cigars, and releasing some commemorative packaging, there is one new release that has been […]