Cigar atlas · Medium
AVO XO: flavour profile and cigars like it
AVO XO is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Claro wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series and Don Lino Connecticut.
What does AVO XO taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigarcountry.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Oettinger Davidoff |
| Factory | Oettinger Davidoff manufacturing site, Villa González, Santiago |
| Sizes | Intermezzo 5×50 · Legato 6×54 · Maestoso 7×48 · Notturno 5×42 · Preludio 6×40 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- bespokeunit.com: 4 of 5, Legato, 6 x 54 (2017)In our words: The reviewer found a light, mild-bodied profile. Draw was ideal. Burn was somewhat wavy.
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 XO
The line. XO is described as AVO's second cigar series. Tobacco was aged six years. us.davidoffgeneva.com
The brand. The parent timeline marks AVO's 30-year milestone in 2018. Oettinger Davidoff lists AVO among its premium cigar brands. It manufactures AVO in Villa González. oettingerdavidoff.com
Cigars like AVO XO
- Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown SeriesClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Don Lino ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- El Artista Big Papi by David OrtizAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Epic HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Gold Star regular productionOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named AVO XO as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.