Avo Celebrates 85th with Dominican Puro

Gregory Mottola
Posted: February 28, 2011

Pianist and Avo brand ambassador Avo Uvezian turns 85 in March, and Davidoff is commemorating the milestone (and continuing its trend of birthday Avo cigars) with the new 2011 limited edition Avo 85th.

This year, the cigar will be a double-tapered diadema shape that measures 6 5/8 inches by 50 ring gauge, and for the first time the release will be all Dominican. The Dominican wrapper is from Henke Kelner; there's an olor binder; and a filler blend of San Vicente and piloto Cubano tobacco.

The Avo 85th will retail for $17.50 each. Only 10,000 boxes (each containing 10 cigars) were produced.

The first event is on March 23-the day after Uvezian's birthday-at the Grand Havana Room in New York City. Uvezian is scheduled to tour the country until April 14.

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Clint Summers — Huntersville, NC, USA, — March 1, 2011 7:04pm ET

Looking forward to trying this at the Avo event in Charlotte, NC in April. Love Avo's cigars.

Tyler Durham — Greenville, NC, USA, — April 11, 2011 1:27pm ET

Just picked one of these up this past weekend and the Tinderbox. Looking forward to enjoying it later this week

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