Cigar atlas · Medium to full
AVO Expresivo: flavour profile and cigars like it
AVO Expresivo is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Colorado wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano and Drew Estate Undercrown 10.
What does AVO Expresivo taste like?
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Honduran and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigarjournal.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oettinger Davidoff AG; Oettinger Davidoff Group |
| Factory | Diadema Cigars de Honduras, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 · Churchill 7×48 · Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigarslover.com: 88 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2026)In our words: The review found cream, nuts, pepper, cappuccino, and leather.
- 4.6 out of 5 from 11 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (line aggregate)
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 Expresivo
The line. Introduced at PCA 2026. U.S. launch followed on June 25. cigarjournal.com
The brand. AVO began after Avo Uvezian met Hendrik Kelner in 1987. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like AVO Expresivo
- Oscar Valladares The Oscar HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Drew Estate Undercrown 10Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullLess cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli LineAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- La Gloria Cubana EsteliAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars KaratobaOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named AVO Expresivo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.