Last year Oettinger Davidoff AG announced the acquisition of 25 percent of its Asian Distribution Company, Bluebell Cigars. Today the company announced it was executing on an option to acquire the majority stake in Bluebell Cigars. As a result of the acquisition, Bluebell Cigars will be renamed to Davidoff of Geneva Asia. The acqusition is […]
A limited edition release is coming to the Davidoff Winston Churchill line. This month, the Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2016 “The Raconteur” will be launched in the U.S. market. This cigar will be the first limited edition to be released under the revamped Davidoff Winston Churchill brand. A raconteur is someone who is an exceptional […]
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 […]
The Davidoff Nicaragua line is expanding come March, 2016. Today Davidoff announced it will add two box-pressed offerings that will be a part of its Davidoff Nicaragua line. The cigars called the Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed will be the first box pressed cigar released under the Davidoff name. In a press release announcing the 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 […]
“…this is a cigar that tastes as good as it looks. Not only is this unlike any other Davidoff I have had before, but its unlike any Brazilian tobacco-centric cigar I’ve had before. “ Wrapper: Habano Ecuador Binder: Brazilian Cubra Filler: Dominican (San Vicente, Piloto andOlor/Piloto Seco), Brazilian (Cubra and Mata Fina) Country of […]
“…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 […]
Davidoff of Geneva USA will become the exclusive U.S. distributor for S.T. Dupont products. S.T. Dupont is a luxury item company best known for its lighters and cigar accessories, but also makes pens, leather goods, belts, and other accessories. As a result of the agreement, this will end the eight year distribution agreement S.T. Dupont […]
“It wasn’t a surprise to me that bourbon barrel aged tobacco could deliver some very good flavor in a cigar. What I was surprised about was the (higher) level of complexity of this cigar…” Wrapper: American Broadleaf Binder: American Broadleaf Filler: American Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Maduro, Honduran Corojo Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Toro: 6 x 50 (Box Press) […]
Earlier this year, Davidoff announced a series of three luxury humidors under its Masterpiece Collection known as “Cave de Paille”. This is a project done in conjunction with Paris-based artist Lison de Caunes. Each of the three installments with be unveiled at a 2015 Art Basel festival, for which Davidoff has been a participant in. […]
