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Cigar Review: Davidoff Master Selection 2012

According to the press kit from Davidoff, “Every year our highly skilled members of the Davidoff Master Blending Team get together to commemorate a year time beautifully filled of the Davidoff White Band collection. They do so by drawing from their combined knowledge and expertise to create a special blend they can gift to themselves. We have now made a limited number of these very personal cigars available to you, providing the opportunity to taste a uniquely crafted blend.” The press kit goes […]

September 1, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review: Davidoff Limited Edition 2022

According to a Davidoff press release, “To enhance the excitement of the Davidoff Black Band Collection in 2022, the Davidoff Master Blenders created a unique cigar combining the best of the lines’ landmark tobaccos. The result is a cigar with remarkable flavors for the progressive explorer, addressing aficionados who are open to discover new taste experiences. The Limited Edition 2022 blend highlights the three landmark tobaccos of the Black Band Collection (Escurio, Nicaragua & Yamasa) and delivers complex, intense and unique flavors. […]

May 9, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gorditos – Cigar Review

Earlier last year, Davidoff announced they were making some a few cuts to their cigar portfolio. One of those lines that will be taking a seat on the bench is the Davidoff Puro D’Oro, a cigar that has been in production since 2010. Considering these are going by the wayside, I figured it would be a good time to give the Puro D’Oro another try while I still can. What am I smoking? Cigar Review: […]

January 17, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Podcast: Smoking a #1 & #2 in Snowy New Hampshire

Today we light up a #1 in the first hour and a #2 in the second hour. Yes, it sounds like Mr. Jonathan’s bathroom habits but it’s actually cigars that were rated by the magazines Cigar Journal & Cigar Aficionado. What will we smoke and what do you have to say about it? Tune in to find out! Last week we made our predictions did any of us get it right? All this any more […]

December 17, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

IPCPR 2016: Avo Classic Covers Vol. 4 and Nicaragua Fogata

Avo continues to reinvent itself with the addition of Classic Covers Volume 4. This time the blend is based on the Avo Domaine in a familiar size, 6 x 50/54 which is the same as the Domaine 50. The cigar utilizes a Ecuador Habano 2000 wrapper over Ecuador Sumatra binder and four different fillers including tobacco from Yamasa. Additionally, the company is expanding on its Avo Syncro Nicaragua with the addition of Fogata. The Cigar […]

July 26, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

IPCPR 2016: Davidoff Yamasa and Escurio Line Extensions

Davidoff continues with its rebranding with the introduction of the Davidoff Yamasa. Earlier this year it was announced that a Puro d’Oro would be discontinued a cigar that previously features the same wrapper as this new released featured in Las Vegas at IPCPR. According to a press release earlier this year “Henke Kelner and his team had to first nurture nature. To raise the pH levels to those that best suit the growing of tobacco […]

July 26, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Davidoff Yamasa Piramide Cigar Review

Back in 2010 I attended the launch of the Davidoff Puro d’Oro which marked the first time the company used Yamasa tobacco which was grown on a farm in a region that had never been utilized for tobacco in the past. The event featured fine hors d’oeuvres from Rothsman’s steak house who catered the affair and we enjoyed some incredibly fine wine while mingling with world-renowned chef Wayne Nish and musician Christian McBride who performed “The Good Life” on an upright […]

June 29, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Davidoff Cigars Unveils Yamasa

PIONEER. EXPLORER. DISCOVERER. Zino Davidoff was all of these, and more. Henke Kelner, Davidoff’s globally acclaimed cigar visionary, embodies that same daring spirit today. His endless pursuit to bring the cigar aficionado new tastes, experiences and pleasures, led him and his team of experts to the Yamasá region. A harsh and unforgiving swampland where others had tried and failed to grow tobacco, and which would ultimately deliver an incredible intensity and complexity. Everyone said it […]

June 27, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Davidoff Puro D’Oro Sublimes Cigar Review

I’ve lived in different climates over the course of my life and being back home in the northeast means it is time for a cigar that many refer to as a dog walker. While in warm weather the cigar might actually be used when taking your beloved pet for a walk, here in New Hampshire it takes on a whole new meaning for those of us who can’t light up indoors. These cigars are usually […]

January 6, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

News | Davidoff Year Of The Sheep

Over the last couple of years, Davidoff has turned to Asian astrology and this year is no different as the Davidoff Year of the Sheep is set to hit the shelves next month. According to Davidoff, “As people rejoice in the dawn of a New Year, no one will look on with more contentment than the Sheep. To the Sheep, happiness is other people’s happiness. Generous of spirit, the Sheep loves to see their own […]

October 22, 2014 by The Cigar Authority

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