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Last year, AVO Cigars announced it was bringing to a close its limited edition AVO Improvisation Series. This year, a new limited edition program has been put in place known as the AVO Seassns Limited Edition Series. This series will see four releases – one per season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) done over the course of a year.

While each of the four seasons will feature a different blend, there is one common denominator in that each of the blends contain an (undisclosed tobacco) that has been aged for 14 years. All four releases will come in one size – a 50 x 6 5/8 dilemma. The first release of the AVO Seasons Limited Edition Series (Spring) will ship in March. A total of 4,000 ten-count boxes per edition will be released.

“This special release has been carefully created by our Master Blenders who have worked with tobaccos across multi-faceted origins to craft the perfect seasonal blends. Tobaccos from each cigar can be found from diverse growing regions such as Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, with tobacco aged for up to 14 years,” says Edward Simon, CMO at Oettinger Davidoff. “We encourage our aficionados to enjoy each cigar while experiencing a moment unique to each season: walking through a garden in spring, watching the setting sun on a summer evening, feeling the air turn crisp as autumn leaves fall, and sitting by a crackling fire in winter.”

At a glance, here is a look at the AVO Seasons Limited Edition Series for 2023:

AVO Seasons Limited Edition (Spring)

This blend includes Dominican San Vincente second and Hybrid 192 Visus tobacco.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: O.K. Cigars
Diadema: 50 x 6 5/8

AVO Seasons Limited Edition (Summer)

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Mexican
Filler: Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: O.K. Cigars
Diadema: 50 x 6 5/8

AVO Seasons Limited Edition (Autumn)

Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: O.K. Cigars
Diadema: 50 x 6 5/8

AVO Seasons Limited Edition (Winter)

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: O.K. Cigars
Diadema: 50 x 6 5/8

Photo Credits: Oettinger Davidoff AG

Originally posted on February 28, 2023 @ 5:17 am

Editor:  This is the link to our shorter YouTube edit of Roundtable #8.

 

The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke the 2021 edition of the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare – the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BC-(13)4EV.

The Alec Bradley Fine & Rare is an annual release in which each release incorporates ten tobaccos. Over the years, the cigar has come in a variety of different blends and size. Sometimes a new blend is unveiled, and other times a previous blend is re-released with a different vintage of tobaccos. This year, the BC-(13)4EV is a new blend. It was originally targeted for a late 2021 release, but supply chain issues delayed things.

Find out what the Roundtable thinks of this release.

This was live-streamed on The Smoking Syndicate Facebook page. A condensed version will be packaged after the show as well on YouTube and on our podcast network. Broadcast time is 9:30pm Eastern time, 8:30pm Central time.

 

Originally posted on September 30, 2022 @ 12:20 pm

West Tampa Tobacco Company has announced the West Tampa Tobacco Red as their third core-line offering, following closely behind the West Tampa Tobacco White and West Tampa Tobacco Black cigars that debuted alongside the company’s inception last year.

The Red follows the same design as its siblings, simply swapping the white/black color scheme for a deep red hue. The same holds true for the box layout, box count (20 cigars per), and sizes, featuring the Robusto (5? x 50), Toro (6? x 52), and Gigante (6? x 60).

Rick Rodriguez, co-owner of West Tampa Tobacco Co., commented in a press release:

“West Tampa Red gave me the opportunity to sit down with the factory and really focus on creating a blend that I enjoy.” “Normally when I blend cigars, I don’t blend for what I like, I blend cigars for what my fans enjoy. Red will be a reflection of what I believe is the next piece to lay in the West Tampa puzzle, a full-bodied cigar that delivers the full flavor consumers have come to enjoy from West Tampa.”

Differing from the first two cigars from the company, the West Tampa Tobacco Red uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper (while the White and Black both used Habano). This is more in line with the company’s limited Attic Series: Attic cigar from late last year, which also featured a San Andrés wrapper. But the company notes that this is where the similarities end, as the West Tampa Tobacco Red showcases an all-new blend of Nicaraguan binder/fillers, amounting to the fullest-bodied smoke in the West Tampa lineup to date.

The cigars are priced from $8.99 to $10.99 per cigar, and are estimated to begin shipping this May to both American and international markets.

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Originally posted on February 28, 2023 @ 12:19 pm