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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Carlo Motti(Photo Credit: Oettinger Davidoff AG) Oettinger Davidoff AG has named Italian-born Carlo Motti as its Senior Vice President of Omni-Retail. Motti has spent his entire career in the retail segment and now is poised to head up the all-import Omni-Retail segment. Motti’s appointment will be effective on May 1st. With Davidoff’s increased focus on […]
Davidoff of Geneva is setting their sights on Brazil. Yesterday the company announced some details to Cigar Aficionado on plans to launch a brand with the country of Brazil in mind. The cigar is unnamed, but the cigar will contain a hefty portion of Brazilian tobacco, and incorporate Brazil the country into the theme of […]
Avo Limited Edition Improvisation Series – Avo Classic Covers 2015 The Avo Classic Covers 2015 marks a new chapter in the famed annual limited edition series. Each year since 2001 the Avo brand would release an “Avo Limited Edition” cigar coinciding with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s birthday (March 22nd). Earlier this year, parent company Davidoff […]
