For the fourth consecutive year, Davidoff Cigars will be hosting the Golden Band Award Show . The event will be held July 19th at the Davidoff’s annual retailer event being held at the IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. The awards program is meant to honor and the company’s best Appointed Merchants that according to Davidoff […]
Cigar News: Avo Syncro Nicaragua
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 News: Davidoff of Geneva Announces Cigar Bar on Las Vegas Strip
While Davidoff has had a retail presence throughout the Las Vegas strip, the one piece that have not had was a full service destination for cigar enthusiasts. Plans have now been announced to open the “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911” Licensed Boutique and Cigar Bar later this year. This new store will feature a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador Toro
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: Room 101 Ichiban Ranfla Heading to Doc James in New York
Doc James Cigars, a retailer based in New York State will be the third retailer to receive an exclusive size of the Room 101 Ichiban line. The Room 101 Inchiban Ranfla will introduce a 6 1/2 x 30 x 50 x 19 perfecto sized cigar into the line that is exclusive to Doc James. Plans […]
Feature Story: Oettinger Davidoff AG Celebrates 140th Anniversary
Photo Credit: Oettinger Davidoff AG At the 2014 Davidoff Golden Band Awards, it was announced there were plans to commemorate Davidoff’s parent company Oettinger Davidoff AG’s 140th anniversary. Today the company launched plans for this celebration. The first major announcement comes with the opening of new store in Basel, Switzerland – the place where it […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2003 – Avo 77 (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
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 News: Davidoff Flagship Store Opens in Amsterdam
While Davidoff’s Flagship Store program is undergoing an expansion in the U.S. market, the program is also making its way around Europe. Yesterday, the official opening of the Davidoff of Geneva – Since 1911 Flagship store opened up in Amsterdam. “We are delighted to open our new Flagship Store in Amsterdam. The challenge in designing […]
Cigar News: Camacho American Barrel-Aged Announced
Camacho Cigars has announced the Camacho Barrel Aged, the first line released under a new series called the Master Built Series. This new cigar will incorporate bourbon barrel-aged corojo leaf into a mostly American tobacco blend. In another first, this cigar will be a Dominican made cigar for Camacho – marking the first time a […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
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 […]