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Press Release: Davidoff Launches the Masters Edition 2013 “Club House” Toro

May 22, 2013 (Basel, Switzerland) — Davidoff tobacco masters have created these very special Limited Edition “Club House” Toro Cigars with moments of shared pleasure in mind. The connoisseur’s choice, wherever he or she is relaxing, particularly enjoying the fairways on a golf course. Creation of the Davidoff Masters Edition 2013 “Club House” ToroFor this [...]

News: Hendrik Kelner, Jr. Discusses Smoking Jacket

Amidst a steadily building wave of buzz about his debut line of cigars, Hendrik Kelner, Jr. recently discussed his new Smoking Jacket line that will debut at the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show in mid-July. Reports of the cigars being available at a shop in the Dominican Republic are true, though the blends that have been [...]

News: Davidoff Masters Edition 2013 Club House Toro Expected in Late May

Davidoff’s newest limited edition, the Masters Edition 2013 Club House Toro, will begin hitting stores later this month. The 6 1/4 x 52 parejo was announced in an apparent press release published in Cigar Insider. A three-year-old wrapper from the Dominican region of Yamasá sits over an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican fillers. It’s one of [...]

News: Davidoff Unveils “Time Beautifully Filled” Campaign

On Monday, Davidoff unveiled a new website that is an integral part of their new “Time Beautifully Filled” campaign. The new website brings a significant update to the company’s online presence and uses imagery of golf and relaxing in comfortable chairs on the beach to convey their message of filling time beautifully. Early Tuesday morning, the [...]

News: Davidoff Trims White Label Portfolio

Davidoff has begun informing its appointed merchants that the company is discontinuing five sizes from the brands namesake White Label range. Gone will be the 3000, 4000 and 5000 from the Mille Series, the Millennium Blend Lancero and the Special C, the company’s Culebra. A representative from the company told halfwheel that the company decided [...]

News: Davidoff to Release Nicaraguan Puro

Davidoff is doing something that most in the cigar world thought they would never do: release a Nicaraguan puro. News of the new cigar, appropriately called the Davidoff Nicaragua, was released in the April 9, 2013 issue of Cigar Insider. It is scheduled to be released at the upcoming IPCPR Convention and Trade Show being held in [...]

Review: Davidoff Up Down 50th Anniversary

On November 1 and 2, 2012, Up Down Cigar in Chicago, Ill., held events to celebrate the store’s 50th anniversary. On hand to commemorate the milestone was famed Davidoff blender Henke Kelner, who not only attended, but who also ran a blending seminar for those who were present. In addition, the event was the release of [...]

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 [...]

Review: Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gordito (Prerelease)

Earlier this month, Davidoff announced it was nearing the eighth release of its Puro d’Oro line, the Gordito. The cigar begins shipping to retailers this week, meaning the 3 3/4 x 58 vitola will begin arriving in stores just before March.  Davidoff’s press release covered the basic details: Davidoff “Puro d’Oro” Gorditos: a new addition [...]

Press Release: Davidoff Launches the “Short Pleasures”

February 11, 2013 (Basel, Switzerland) — Finding time to chill out can sometimes be a challenge. Davidoff’s new “Short Pleasures” Assortment responds to the rising need of aficionados to be able to enjoy a short, pleasing break in their hectic everyday lives. The assortment of four cigars composed of the Davidoff “Grand Cru” No. 5, [...]