Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #13 Davidoff Year of the Sheep Limited Edition 2015
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“(Davidoff’s) Chinese Zodiac series is becoming on the all-time annual limited edition series ever released and the Year of the Sheep keeps to the level of excellence this series has established.” Coming in at #13 is the Davidoff Year of the Sheep Limited Edition 2015. This is the third installment in Davidoff’s series that pays tribute […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #15 Avo Limited Edition 2014 – Avo 88
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“With the 2014 Limited Edition, the Avo 88 earns a rightful place among the series’ iconic releases as this is simply one outstanding cigar.” Coming in at #15 is the Avo Limited Edition 2014 – Avo 88. This is the 2014 installment of the annual limited edition series by Davidoff’s Avo Cigars brand. The series […]
Cigar News: Davidoff to Add Third Flagship Store in New York
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Davidoff has announced it will open a third flagship store in New York City. Plans are for the new “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911” flagship to be opened in the late Spring of 2015. The new store will be located in Lower Manhattan at the newly renovated Brookfield Place and will be situated right […]
Assessment Update: Avo Limited Edition 2013 – The Dominant 13th (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
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Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Cigar News: Avo Redesign Announced; Avo Signature and Avo Maduro Lines to be Discontinued
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It wasn’t quite the overhaul that the Camacho and Winston Churchill brands received, but yesterday Cigar Aficionado detailed the changes coming to the Avo brand. The changes include packaging modifications and the discontinuation of the Avo Signature and Avo Maduro lines. The report says these changes will be rolled out in early 2015. According to […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Winston Churchill Details Announced (Cigar Preview)
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Last month, word surfaced that Davidoff was planning to re-launch its Winston Churchill line. The brand is getting a new name – Davidoff Winston Churchill and will have not only revamped packaging, but a whole new blend. On December 8th, a pre-launch event was held in New York City where the details around the re-launch […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Art Initiative Announcements Made During Art Basel in Miami Beach
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At the 2014 Art Basel festival in Miami Beach, Oettinger Davidoff AG made announcements strengthening the company’s Art Initiative. This included the announcement of the new Artist Studios in Altos de Chavon, the naming of participants in the Davidoff Art Residency Program, the naming of Tilting Axis as the recipient of the Davidoff Art Grant, […]
Cigar News: Davidoff To Unveil “The Miami Collection” Humidors at Art Basel
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Davidoff will unveil a line of four handmade mirror humidors by Daniel Clement at the Art Basel festival in Miami Beach on December 4 -7, 2014. According to the Davidoff the motifs on the humidor were created exclusively by Clement and will not be duplicated. The motifs feature a combination of ordered patterns, mixing colors, […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Announces Year of the Sheep Accessories
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Davidoff of Geneva has announced a line of accessories to coincide with the launch of its Davidoff Year of the Sheep – Limited Edition 2015. The Year of the Sheep marks the third installment in Davidoff’s annual limited edition line that pays homage to the Chinese Zodiac. In each of the previous two releases in […]