AVO Expresivo Robusto

AVO. Burn Brighter

With this new range, AVO is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founder, Avo Uvezian, and unveiling ‘Burn Brighter’, a new, modern brand identity that celebrates inspiration, individuality and the joy of sharing moments of enjoyment. This is the brand’s first range produced in Honduras, offering a fuller-bodied flavour profile.

The blend draws on Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos, wrapped in an Ecuadorian wrapper of fine quality. The result is rich, full-bodied and very well-balanced. It opens with earthy notes, with dark chocolate and toasted nuts in the background, before leather takes over, softened by a creamy texture and hints of wood. The finish features spices, dried fruit and a hint of florals.

We tried the Robusto size (to start with), and this AVO certainly packs a punch and has plenty of character.

Honduras

Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua

12.7

45 – 60 minutes

Sushi

Robusto

Woody, Leather

Tasting menu

This cigar reveals an intensely woody aromatic profile. This underlying theme runs through the tasting experience from start to finish. From the very first puffs, notes of sandalwood emerge with warmth and elegance. These are quickly joined by enveloping and refined leathery aromas, as well as a certain chocolatey sweetness that lend the cigar a lovely depth of character.

As the tasting progresses, the woody nuances intensify and blend with increasingly pronounced earthy notes. The overall profile gradually evolves towards hints of cedar wood, resulting in a harmonious, lingering and particularly well-balanced finish.

Agreement

For us, this cigar is ‘gourmet’. We thoroughly enjoyed savouring it alongside sushi delicately smoked using the wrapper of the cigar itself. It also pairs wonderfully with a good cut of meat (well grilled) and peaty spirits.

The cigar anecdote

With this new range, AVO is also celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founder, Avo Uvezian, and unveiling ‘Burn Brighter’

About Avo

Avo Uvezian, born in Beirut in the 1920s to music-loving parents, began his career as a musician at a very young age. He travelled as far as New York to play in various bands and to study piano and musical composition.

It was in 1983, whilst travelling to Switzerland for his daughter’s christening, that Avo enjoyed a Cuban cigar to round off his meal. Taken aback by the price, he allowed himself to be persuaded by his friends that he should produce his own cigars.

Avo then set off on a journey to the Dominican Republic in search of a factory that would suit him. It was two years later that he met Hendrik Kelner, and after sampling a few cigars, their collaboration could finally begin.

Nearly ten years later, Davidoff acquired the distribution rights to the brand.

Discover Avo’s musical legacy.