Enjoyed two terrific sticks lately.
I picked up an Avo Piramides at Rick's place just out Naval Station Newport Gate #1 for twelve bucks.
According to Famous Smoke Shop Avos were first made by Davidoff for pianist Avo Uvazien to keep by his piano. "A medley of five diverse Dominican tobaccos grown in the rich Cibao Valley surrounded by silky, blonde U.S. Connecticut wrappers offer you a mild, creamy smoke with an extraordinary balance of flavors that roll off the palate like one of Avo's intricate piano solos."
Other reviewers echo the "creamy" comment. As an amateur afficianado I have no idea what "creamy" means but I know it wasn't bitter. With the long pointed tip it was almost like smoking a pipe. The draw was easy and cool and yummy. I'm a big fan of Connecticut wrappers and the perfume from this one lived up to that pleasure. Lit easily - actually, twice. Since the communists have all but banned cigars from bars in Newport I dumped it back into its tube for an hour for an adult bev, and re-lit it after I walked back outside. The Avo's pretty mild - about a 6 on my own personal strength meter. Burned this to the knuckles without breaking a sweat. Tasty and medium-bodied. If you're a part-time (special event) cigar guy/gal, try this one.
For the July 4th weekend I dug back into the Rocky Patel sampler for the Olde World Turo.
If I could sum up this cigar in one thought it would be this: The $70 I paid for the whole assortment of Rockys was worth it for this one cigar.
Other thoughts? This is the sorta cigar you enjoy in a navy blazer on the fantail of your yacht or the back deck of your suite at the Del Coronado Hotel, or your first/last/only round at Pebble Beach. The aroma was heavenly! Wonderful flavors of pepper and chocolate and coffee and zero bitterness. Got a 2-inch long ash with this one, though I (like others apparently) had to touch this one up with a lighter to get through it. Rich (7-7.5 strength) but not at all overwhelming.
I was looking for a roach clip. Seriously.
Apparently these are hard to get. If you like great cigars and you can find a box and have a couple hundred bucks lying around, just buy them. Save them for weddings or bar-mitzvas or Independence Day or that once-in-a-blue-moon evening when you have two hours on the back porch to get caught up with your old man.
They're that good.
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