AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta 6"1/2 * 54

This 6" x 54 cigar was released in 2012 to celebrate Avo Uvezian's 86th birthday. Avo is a dedicated jazz musician whose passion for cigars led to the creation of the AVO brand in collaboration with master blender Hendrik Kelner. The AVO La Trompeta is a balanced blend of Dominican Ligero, Peruvian Seco and beautiful Ecuador Special Sun Grown wrapper "Seleccion 702". The cigar is medium to full bodied and presented in a stylish box; the cigar itself features three cigar leaf cut-outs on the wrapper to resemble "trumpet keys". This is a limited edition, with only 50,000 cigars made for the US market.

• Cigar Shape
  Torpedo

  The Torpedo was traditionally a fat cigar with two closed, tapered ends. Today, it is any cigar with a cut foot and straight body which tapers to a closed, pointed head.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  6"1/2

  This cigar is 6"1/2 inches long, or 165.1 mm.
• Origin
  Dominican Republic

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  54

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Davidoff Group

  Davidoff Group is a Swiss company with many international subsidiaries. Their impressive portfolio of brands includes legendary cigar brands such as Davidoff, Avo and The Griffin's, made in Santiago, Dominican Republic, as well as Camacho, Baccarat and La Fontana made in the Tabacos Rancho Jamastran factory in Honduras.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Ecuadorian Sungrown

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Ecuadorian Sun Grown can be from any varietal of tobacco, the sun grown designation just means that the plant has received more sunshine which provides a more intense flavor.
• Cigar Binder
  Dominican Republic

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Dominican Republic is a traditional tobacco-growing country. In the 60's, a Cuban seed was introduced and the resulting tobacco, called Piloto Cubano, became famous as a good substitute of the Cuban tobacco that was no longer allowed to enter the USA. Piloto Cubano is full bodied while the Dominican Olor tobacco is milder but more aromatic.
• Cigar Filler
  Dominican Republic

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
  Filler (or “tripa” in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.
• Magazine rating
  87