The Zino brand was established back in 2003 and was targeted to offer high-quality premium cigars to a younger, more contemporary audience. Over the past few years, the brand has become one of the dormant ones in the Davidoff portfolio. (During the past five years, Davidoff has focused on building its Black Label Discovery Series […]
Cigar News: IPCPR, CRA, and Davidoff Request Extensions to Public Comment Period on Premium Cigar ANPRM
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Over the past couple of weeks, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and Davidoff of Geneva have submitted requests for a 90 day extension of the comment period for the Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making (ANPRM) for Premium Cigars issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff – The Master Selection 2008
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
Today we continue our series of assessments of the Davidoff Master Selection series. The Master Selection Series is a limited edition line introduced by Davidoff in 2017. It is a series of six personal blends created by Davidoff’s Master Blender Eladio Diaz. Each of the six blends commemorates a specific birthday of Diaz. Today we take […]
Cigar News: AVO Maduro Makes Return for 30th Anniversary
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, News
2018 marks the 30th anniversary for AVO Cigars and the brand is releasing several special offerings to commemorate the occasion. One of the commemorative offerings is a limited run of the AVO Maduro – and this past week, the cigar has begun to surface at retailers. The AVO Maduro was a staple of the brand for many years. Back in 2015, the AVO brand […]
Cigar News: Camacho Coyolar Returns
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, Camacho, Davidoff, News
What’s old is what’s new once again for Camacho Cigars. Today Camacho has announced the return of the Camacho Coyolar to market. The cigar is slated to arrive at retailers later this month. The Camacho Coyolar first hit the market in 2005. At the time, Camacho Cigars held a contest to determine the name for […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Oro Blanco
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 94-96, Davidoff, Review, The Oasis
Back in 2014, word came that Davidoff was going to release its first vintage smoke of tobaccos from 2002 called Davidoff Oro Blanco. However, it wouldn’t be the vintage tobacco that would become the story. At the time Oro Blanco was announced, Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard proclaimed it would be the most expensive cigar that […]
Cigar News: AVO 30 Years Improvisation Released as 2018 Limited Edition
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, News
AVO Cigars has released its annual limited edition cigar. This one will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the brand and once again fall under the brand’s Improvisation line. The cigar is appropriately titled AVO 30 Years Improvisation. The cigar is the sixth release under the AVO Improvisation Series. The concept behind this series is […]
Prime Time Episode 49: One Year Anniversary with Scott Kolesaire Celebrating 30 Yrs of AVO
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For Episode 49 we celebrate the one-year anniversary show of the Prime Time Show. This show was broadcast live from Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa and as we welcomed Scott Kolesaire of AVO Cigars as our special guest! While we will celebrated our anniversary, we also highlighted 30 Years of AVO! The Cigar Coop brand has […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 49 – One Year Anniversary Show w/ Scott Kolesaire AVO Cigars | Giveaways
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Tonight we celebrate the one-year anniversary show of the Prime Time Show. This show will be broadcast live from Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa and we will welcome Scott Kolesaire of AVO Cigars as our special guest! While we will celebrate our anniversary, we will also highlight 30 Years of AVO! The Cigar Coop […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Culebras Limited Edition – Escurio
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
In 2017, Davidoff Cigars released a special limited edition culebra offering known as the Davidoff Culebras Limited Edition. A culebra is a group of three panatelas twisted together to form a snake-like entity. The origins of the culebra can be traced back to Cuba, but there are many conflicting stories about the how the creation of […]