Connecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to medium
AVO Classic: flavour profile and cigars like it
AVO Classic is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild-medium to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, cedar, pepper, cocoa and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line and Oz Family Cigars Firsat.
What does AVO Classic taste like?
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut seed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican |
| Filler | Dominican, including 25-year-aged tobacco |
| Strength | Mild-medium to medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Mild-medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Oettinger Davidoff AG; Oettinger Davidoff Group; Avo Uvezian and Hendrik Kelner, original blend |
| Factory | O.K. Cigars, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Piramides 7×54 · Robusto 5×50 · No. 2 6×50 · No. 3 7.5×50 · No. 5 6.875×46 · No. 6 6×60 · No. 9 4.75×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 87 points, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2007)In our words: Woody, earthy, nutty flavors stayed consistent.
- cigar-coop.com: 90 points, Belicoso, 6 x 48 (2021)In our words: The reviewer found chocolate, nuts, earth, citrus, and pepper.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About AVO Classic
The line. Classic dates to 1988. Its filler includes tobacco aged 25 years. cigar-coop.com
The brand. AVO began after Avo Uvezian met Hendrik Kelner in 1987. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like AVO Classic
- Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature LineClosest matchWrapper style not published · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars FirsatAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Camacho Connecticut Box PressAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Micallef ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th AnniversaryOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named AVO Classic as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.