On March 22nd 2016, Avo Uvezian will celebrate his 90th birthday. To mark the occasion, Avo Cigars is planning co commemorate the occasion with a limited edition cigar. The cigar will be a third installment of the Classic Covers Improvisation Series called the Avo 90th Classic Covers Volume 3. Plans are for the Classic Covers Volume […]
2015 Year in Review: Factory of the Year (Large / Multi-Faceted): Davidoff
William Cooper Feature Story No Comments 2015 Year in Review, AVO, Camacho, Davidoff, Feature Story, Room 101
The 2015 Cigar Coop Factory of the Year Award for a Large/ Multi-Faceted Operation goes to Davidoff. When we setup the Factory of the Year Awards we realized it was not apples to apples when it comes to all premium hand-made factory operations. Therefore, we decided to split the award between a small / single operation and […]
Agile Cigar Review: Avo Syncro Nicaragua Special Toro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, AVO, Davidoff
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
2015 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #18: Avo Classic Covers 2015 (Volume 1) (Part 13 of The Box Worthy 30)
William Cooper Cigar of the Year No Comments 2015 Cigar of the Year, AVO, Box Worthy Thirty, Davidoff, Epic Encounters
“…this cigar keeps true to the direction the brand is taking. As for the cigar itself, it shows this brand hasn’t lost a beat – this is another stellar limited release for the Avo brand.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian 702 Binder: Mexican San Andres Filler: Ometepe Ligero (Nicaragua); Dominican Piloto Ligero, Dominican San Vincente Ligero, Dominican Hybrid […]
Cigar Review: Avo Classic Covers Volume 2 (Part of the Avo Improvisation Series)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AVO, Davidoff, Review
2015 marks a significant year for Avo Cigars as has undergone a makeover featuring new banding, packaging, and a streamlining of the portfolio. As a part of the makeover, the annual Avo Limited Edition Series also underwent a change. From 2001 through 2014, Avo Cigar enthusiasts could always look forward to an Avo Cigar on brand […]
Agile Cigar Review: Avo XO Legato
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, AVO, Davidoff
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2014 (Avo 88) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar News: Avo Quartet 2015
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, IPCPR 2015, News
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Avo Cigars its latest version of the Avo Quartet. The new Avo Quartet 2015 is a sampler of four robusto-sized Avo Cigars. Like the previous installment, this sampler is priced at “four for the price of three”. It also includes a “Mystery Cigar” to provide input into a new […]
Cigar Review: Avo Syncro Nicaragua Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 6 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, AVO, Davidoff, Review
The Avo Syncro Nicaragua is a new regular production cigar by Avo Cigars that was announced prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. It was at the trade show where the cigar had its first official launch. The Avo Syncro Nicaragua is the first new line introduced to Avo since the brand was revamped earlier this […]
Cigar Review: Avo 75th Anniversary (Avo Limited Edition 2001) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
Fourteen years ago, Avo Cigars released a special limited edition cigar for brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 75th birthday on March 22, 2001 appropriately titled the Avo 75th Anniversary. Since then, a limited edition cigar would follow each subsequent year for Uvezian’s birthday (until this year when the Avo Limited Edition 2015 moved away from being a birthday cigar). […]