AVO

Worldwide, Avo sells over three million cigars annually. A big jump from its first year production of 100,000 cigars back in 1988. The brand was created from the passion of fine tobacco possessed by one Avo Uvezian, the son of a family of musicians from Beirut. Avo moved from Beirut to New York to study piano at Julliard and after opening a restaurant and piano bar in Puerto Rico in the early 80s, he discovered his love for cigars. After being introduced to master roller, Hendrik Kelner, the two partnered and six years later, the first Avo was rolled. Uvezian and Kelner, together with the Davidoff factory, have created one of the most prestigious brands on the market today. The corona featured this month is a medium bodied smoke with a fair amount of spiciness evident. Our panel all agreed that it would be a great smoke any time of the day. With a silky smooth Connecticut Shade wrapper and Dominican wrapper and binder, the quality of this cigar is apparent even before you light it up. Consider smoking this one with a golden or light amber ale.