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). […]
Cigar News: Avo Classic Covers Volume 2 (Part of the Improvisation Series)
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, IPCPR 2015, News
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Avo Cigars showcased its new rebranding look. Earlier this year, as an extension of the rebranding of Avo, the Improvisation Series was launched as a new limited edition Series. The trade show marked the opportunity to showcase not only the regular production rebranding, but the second installment of the […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2002 – Avo 22 (American) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
The Avo Limited Edition 2002 (Avo 22) was the second installment in the annual Avo Limited Edition series. Before being released, the cigar itself originated as a personal blend made for Avo Uvezian and Davidoff Master Blender Henke Kelner. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition was timed around the time of […]
Cigar News: Avo Syncro Nicaragua
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, IPCPR 2015, News
Two years ago, the Davidoff brand ventured into new territories with the Davidoff Nicaragua, now it’s the Avo brand’s turn. Today the company announced the Avo Syncro Nicaragua. This new offering will become the fifth regular production offering in the Avo portfolio, and the first since the rebranding of Avo earlier this year. Plans are […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2003 – Avo 77 (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
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Avo Limited Edition 2003 – Avo 77 (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler) The Avo Limited Edition 2003 (Avo LE03), better known as the Avo 77 was the third release in the annual Avo Limited Edition series. The cigar was meant to commemorate brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 77th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) In 2004, the fourth annual Avo Limited Edition cigar, the Avo Limited Edition 2004 – aka the Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) made its debut. The Avo Legacy coincided with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 78th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition […]