Cigar Weekly

charlieb · 01-01-2002, 08:44 PM

Picked up 1 of these at the news shop in the mall today. One of the last in the box.
The cigar was put together very well as is typical of any Avo I've smoked. The wrapper was not as dark as other maduros I've seen.
It cut well and the pre-lite draw was perfect. This cigar burned well and produced some nice smoke. Although this cigar didn't change much in the flavor department it remained an enjoyable mild to medium bodied smoke throughout. Any flavor differences I could detect seem to have come from the maduro wrapper.
All in all I liked it, but at the price $6.25, wouldn't stock the humi with them.

Then I asked myself,"WWTD"

sevenmag · 01-01-2002, 10:08 PM

Good review. Oddly enough I have never smoked one, I have a couple I took out of some box passes and have been meaning to give them a whirl.

Proud to be a "BOTL".

TommyBB · 01-02-2002, 01:10 AM

I had one from a bombing, it was merely acceptable. I was disappointed.

"You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium

Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT!

jlancero · 01-02-2002, 06:09 AM

Good review.
I smoked one of these last week. Perhaps one of the most dignified and refined maduros I've had. Very flavorful....but didn't wipe out my palette. A very nice medium bodied change of pace. Remarkably constructed.
Very enjoyable. Not recommended if you are a full bodied maduro fan.

jlancero

AMERICA: NOW AND FOREVER, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.

And the wise man looked at me with compassion in his eyes and said,
"relax my son....have a cigar".

mannish · 01-02-2002, 11:33 AM

I smoked an AVO maduro sort of a small torp or belicoso. OUTSTANDING cigar not real stout but overall it's better than most NON-ISOMS
IMHO. It's not a late night whiskey cigar for me but a great daytime smoke. I'd give it a 8.5 outta 10.

Aahzz · 01-02-2002, 12:45 PM

I consistently love the Avo #9 maddies, as well as the #2 maddies - just wonderful for a mildish maduro....

TommyBB · 01-02-2002, 12:53 PM

Well to revise what I said...my Avo was a natural, not a maddie and the size was sevenmag, er robusto.

"You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium

Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT!

jefslat · 01-02-2002, 03:06 PM

Large difference between the nat and the mad, IMHO. I'd have to agree with Aahzz. Definitely a fave non-ISOM.

"Some people like cupcakes better, but I, for one, care less for them."

mdman · 01-02-2002, 03:44 PM

I have found all AVO's I have smoked very mild but exeptional flavor and construction.
I was pleasantly suprised by the piramids which were even more robust then the others.
but all I have tried were top class smokes for those mild cigar lovers!

zebo65 · 01-02-2002, 04:56 PM

In general I find the Avo maduros to be a nice mild to medium smoke. The #2 is my favorite of the bunch. Wish they would put the Signature filler blend in a maduro wrapper.

Kick his ass Sea Bass.

01-01-2002, 08:44 PM	#1
charlieb Club Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dracut, MA USA 01826 Posts: 1,456	Picked up 1 of these at the news shop in the mall today. One of the last in the box. The cigar was put together very well as is typical of any Avo I've smoked. The wrapper was not as dark as other maduros I've seen. It cut well and the pre-lite draw was perfect. This cigar burned well and produced some nice smoke. Although this cigar didn't change much in the flavor department it remained an enjoyable mild to medium bodied smoke throughout. Any flavor differences I could detect seem to have come from the maduro wrapper. All in all I liked it, but at the price $6.25, wouldn't stock the humi with them. Then I asked myself,"WWTD" __________________ "Can someone give me the directions to EA$Y $TREET!"

01-02-2002, 01:10 AM	#3
TommyBB Editor-in-Chief Herf God Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 86,649	I had one from a bombing, it was merely acceptable. I was disappointed. "You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT! __________________ +In Memory of E.Guevara(Cubano67)W.Orlando(Shadow) A.Morris (Knife) D.Odom (dodom) D.Revermann (dgr) S.Bouchard (sb1396) M.Cole (Matt76) S.Faccenda (TOJE) R.Smith(IBMer) V.Vandermeer (van55)M.Davis(boxdoctor)S.Singer(bassman)K.Doetze l (drillrk1)D.Hart(garme1962)J.Coleman(John C 81)T.Gossett(Dartplayer1)J.Bolt (jb)E.J.Ferralles(CaballoPinto)M.Cataldo(FVFanMC)K Payne(SanchoPanza)F.Seltzer(Mowee)+LB+Connor Olson+Micah Kercheval+Maggie Bonefas+Karen

01-02-2002, 06:09 AM	#4
jlancero Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Isla del Fuerte, FL Posts: 391	Good review. I smoked one of these last week. Perhaps one of the most dignified and refined maduros I've had. Very flavorful....but didn't wipe out my palette. A very nice medium bodied change of pace. Remarkably constructed. Very enjoyable. Not recommended if you are a full bodied maduro fan. jlancero AMERICA: NOW AND FOREVER, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. And the wise man looked at me with compassion in his eyes and said, "relax my son....have a cigar". __________________ jlancero And the wise man looked at me with compassion in his eyes and said, "relax my son....have a cigar".

01-02-2002, 11:33 AM	#5
mannish Herf God Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Springville, AL USA Posts: 15,792	I smoked an AVO maduro sort of a small torp or belicoso. OUTSTANDING cigar not real stout but overall it's better than most NON-ISOMS IMHO. It's not a late night whiskey cigar for me but a great daytime smoke. I'd give it a 8.5 outta 10. __________________ “We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

01-02-2002, 12:45 PM	#6
Aahzz Club Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Union, KY USA Posts: 2,690	I consistently love the Avo #9 maddies, as well as the #2 maddies - just wonderful for a mildish maduro.... __________________ I want music, sex, and cookies JLOH #42

01-01-2002, 10:08 PM	#2
sevenmag Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Charleston, SC. USA Posts: 9,864	Good review. Oddly enough I have never smoked one, I have a couple I took out of some box passes and have been meaning to give them a whirl. Proud to be a "BOTL".

01-02-2002, 12:53 PM	#7
TommyBB Editor-in-Chief Herf God Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 86,649	Well to revise what I said...my Avo was a natural, not a maddie and the size was sevenmag, er robusto. "You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT! __________________ +In Memory of E.Guevara(Cubano67)W.Orlando(Shadow) A.Morris (Knife) D.Odom (dodom) D.Revermann (dgr) S.Bouchard (sb1396) M.Cole (Matt76) S.Faccenda (TOJE) R.Smith(IBMer) V.Vandermeer (van55)M.Davis(boxdoctor)S.Singer(bassman)K.Doetze l (drillrk1)D.Hart(garme1962)J.Coleman(John C 81)T.Gossett(Dartplayer1)J.Bolt (jb)E.J.Ferralles(CaballoPinto)M.Cataldo(FVFanMC)K Payne(SanchoPanza)F.Seltzer(Mowee)+LB+Connor Olson+Micah Kercheval+Maggie Bonefas+Karen

01-02-2002, 03:06 PM	#8
jefslat CW WarCraft God CW Special Correspondent Editor at Large Predominant CW Ambassador Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio de Bexar Posts: 38,917	Large difference between the nat and the mad, IMHO. I'd have to agree with Aahzz. Definitely a fave non-ISOM. "Some people like cupcakes better, but I, for one, care less for them." __________________ El Gringo permanence... El perro, el perro, es mi corazon. El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno. El Jefe es cantante, El Jefe es muy famoso El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo. El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo What Would TOJE Do? Þ £

01-02-2002, 03:44 PM	#9
mdman Club Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ USA Posts: 4,102	I have found all AVO's I have smoked very mild but exeptional flavor and construction. I was pleasantly suprised by the piramids which were even more robust then the others. but all I have tried were top class smokes for those mild cigar lovers! __________________ Cigars are fer smokin™..! www.mdcigars.com

01-02-2002, 04:56 PM	#10
zebo65 Herf Meister Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 6,086	In general I find the Avo maduros to be a nice mild to medium smoke. The #2 is my favorite of the bunch. Wish they would put the Signature filler blend in a maduro wrapper. Kick his ass Sea Bass.