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Icons of Cigars™ — Avo Uvezian

On March 22, Avo Uvezian celebrated his 87th birthday. As has become standard, the legendary pianist and his eponymous cigar brand has planned a limited edition birthday cigar and tour, the first of which will take place on March 28, 2013. A little while back he was in town for an event in Dallas as [...]

Press Release: AVO The Dominant 13th Limited Edition 2013

March 1, 2013 (Pinellas Park, Fla) — The successful AVO brand is launching a musical cigar composition “The Dominant 13th” the new 2013 Limited Edition, which was created by the passionate jazz musician and cigar connoisseur, Avo Uvezian. It has complex and promising characteristics, just like its namesake – the Dominant 13th chord. The innovative, succinct tobacco creation, in [...]

Press Release: Davidoff of Geneva Distribution Introduces AVO 25th Anniversary Edition

September 14, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the AVO cigar brand created by cigar icon Avo Uvezian, who began composing cigars in 1987. To celebrate the 25 years of “CIGARS IN PERFECT HARMONY,” Avo Uvezian has decided to share with you his two greatest passions, the piano and the cigar. It is [...]

Review: AVO 25th Anniversary Edition

Introduced at IPCPR 2012, the AVO 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates Avo Uvezian’s quarter of a century in the cigar business. Avo was born into a very musical family and started playing the piano at three years old. Over the years he has enjoyed a very successful career as a composer and pianist. As a nod towards [...]

Review: AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta

As has become the tradition, Avo Uvezian’s birthday brought another limited edition cigar, this time in the form of a trumpet, or so was the intention. This year’s version was named La Trompeta, the trumpet, featuring three small circles on the top of cigar to mimic the trumpet keys. The press release went as follows: [...]

Weekly News (March 26, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Today is a slightly different note. Legendary sports historian Bert Sugar passed away yesterday at 75. Bert was a noted boxing historian and as a fan of boxing, his insight and memory was remarkable. Bert was also a cigar smoker, a noted cigar smoker. Need proof? Every picture of him on the first [...]

Weekly News (March 12, 2012)

Editor’s Note: March is in full swing. As has been mentioned a few times here before, this should be no surprise. In halfwheel news, we would like to welcome Prometheus as our newest sponsor. For the next few days, Brook and I will be meeting at the super secret halfwheel offices in Dallas, before I [...]

Press Release: AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta

March 7, 2012 (Tampa, FL) – Cigar icon Avo Uvezian is celebrating his 86th birthday with the release of his Limited Edition Anniversary Cigar, “La Trompeta.” The “86th Anniversary” marks the eleventh annual limited edition release from AVO Cigars, a tradition the legendary cigar composer started to commemorate his 75th birthday.

Review: AVO Heritage Short Corona

Earlier this month, AVO announced a new extension to its Heritage line, a Short Corona. Measuring in at 3 5/8 x 43, the Heritage Short Corona is yet another small cigar from Davidoff, which is by far the industry leader when it comes to offering the format. Heritage is the third relatively small cigar from [...]

Review: AVO Legacy

The list of AVO Limited Editions is a lengthy one and the annual early spring birthday release is one of the more anticipated yearly traditions in the cigar world. It started in 2002 with the famed AVO 22 and would continue with notable standouts like the AVO LE05 in 2005. There have been all shapes [...]