AVO Heritage

These cigars were originally introduced at the US-based tobacco trade show IPCPR in 2010. They are the strongest cigars bearing the name of the renowned jazz pianist and composer, Avo Uvezian. The collaboration between him and Hendrik Kelner resulted in a finely-tuned, medium-strength cigar offered in five different vitolas. Both Avo, who unfortunately passed away on March 27, 2017, at the venerable age of 91, and Henke are no longer actively involved in these cigars, but they continue to be sold with the same blend.

The relatively high proportion of Ligero tobaccos in Avo cigars yields a distinctive and unmistakable character. Initially leaning towards the typical Davidoff style of "floral-herbal," these cigars become earthier and more woody as you smoke them further. Although they are the strongest cigars bearing this name, we would classify them at most as medium-strength.

In addition to the Classic, Domaine, and Heritage series, Avo, in collaboration with his production and distribution partner Oettinger Davidoff, released at least one limited edition each year, which tends to sell out quickly. Avo was born in 1926 and hailed from Lebanon. The last limited edition that bore his respective birth year on the cigar band was the "88," introduced in 2014.