Davidoff Aniversario Series Special 'R'

Founded by the late Zino Davidoff, Davidoff cigars are the epitome of pleasure and the good life and if you have ever smoked a cigar by Davidoff you know that all Davidoff cigars maintain well-defined standards of quality and excellence. The tobaccos that are used in the different blends have been cultivated in accordance with the most ancient traditions, in the richest soils and ideal climatic conditions of carefully selected fields. All Davidoff cigars are handmade in the Dominican Republic, where for over five centuries this art has been passed on from generation to generation. The smoke in your shipment today was inspired by Zino Davidoff’s pioneering spirit. According to the Davidoff website: “Davidoff Master Blenders went on an exploration for a new type of blend that would stimulate both the bitter and sweet taste buds.”

Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, the Davidoff Anviersario Series Special R is truly one of a kind. To ensure perfection, this stogie only uses the highest grade rollers so each cigar will have the best draw and burn on every cigar. These high-grade rollers also use only the finest tobaccos starting with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper that hugs a four-year aged blend of Dominican fillers and a Dominican Piloto Seco binder. Once lit your palate will enjoy notes of cedar, roasted nuts, and pepper. Pair this mild to medium bodied smoke with a Breakfast Blend roast.

Though tobacco is indigenous to Hispaniola, the tobacco industry in the Dominican Republic existed in the shadow of Cuba’s dominance through the 1960s. When the exodus of Cuban cigar makers began in the wake of the revolution, many decided the Dominican Republic would be ideal for the resumption of their livelihoods. Unrest in Nicaragua in the 1980s fueled the Dominican cigar industry further. The country now makes more than half of the premium cigars imported into the U.S.

The Cibao Valley and the nearby city of Santiago are the center of cigar production in the Dominican Republic. Three main varieties are grown here: the mild and native Olor Dominicano; the intense Piloto Cubano, brought from the Vuelta Abajo of Cuba; and San Vicente, a milder and more acidic Piloto hybrid. Dominican puros were once unheard of as it was widely thought impossible to grow quality wrapper leaf on the island, but new growing techniques are now allowing some exceptional puros to be produced.