This will definitely be a cigar I pick up again.ĭisclaimer: This cigar was purchased at Corona Cigars in Orlando, Florida.Corona Cigar Company and Avo Lounge are located in Heathrow, Florida, a shop and lounge area for those who love to smoke cigars. The nice thing about this cigar is I would give it to a novice or experienced cigar enthusiast. It did provide some unique flavors and actually reminded me of something I was already aware of – Dominican-blend Cigars can stand up with my Nicaraguan favorites. I should re-emphasize that this wasn’t overly harsh at the finish – just a little harsher than I would have liked. The Avo Lounge is definitely a medium to full in this category.Įxcept for some of the harshness I got at the end, I really enjoyed the Avo Lounge cigar. As for the body, the flavor notes definitely had depth throughout the smoking experience. It’s a solid medium – providing just the right amount of pop to balance the flavors. I do think the strength falls squarely in the middle of the spectrum here. Some folks said mild and others have gone as far to say as medium to full. I’ve heard mixed reports on the Avo Lounge as far as strength goes. ![]() The draw was outstanding throughout the whole smoke. I don’t think any of the harsh flavors I got at the end were due to burn issues. The burn rate and temperature were excellent too. The nub finished soft and cool, but still had some of the harsh notes.Įxcept for a few minor touch-ups, the Avo Lounge cigar burned real well. It wasn’t overly harsh, but it wasn’t as smooth as I would have liked. The last third had a harsher taste than I normally would have liked. It is around this point where the cream notes mesh nicely with the ever-present earth and grass notes in the cigar.Īs the Avo Lounge enters the last third, I definitely noticed the cream notes subside and the cedar spice return. I noticed the cedar spice began to subside significantly by the mid-point of the cigar. In the early stages of that second third, I noticed on the draw I got the cream notes and the spice was pushed to more of an aftertaste from the draw. The cream eventually moved front and center by the time the cigar experience entered the second third. In the background I also picked up notes of earth and grass.Īs the cigar progressed through the first third, I definitely noticed a cream taste emerge. This spice was definitely more of the cedar spice variety – continuing what I got on the pre-light draw. ![]() It was interesting because a lot of times when I get a blast of spice in a Nicaraguan blend, it is usually black pepper (a.k.a the Pepin Pepper blast). ![]() The initial draws of the Avo Lounge treated me to a strong blast of spice. I liked how the Avo Lounge had a bold dry draw to it, so I was excited to take the next step and fire this one up. There even was a touch of mint on the aftertaste of the prelight draw. The dry draw had some very pronounced cedar spice to it. I placed a straight cut into the cap and was immediately pleased with the pre-light draw. There are two sizes available in the Avo Lounge – both have a 50 ring gauge.įor this cigar experience I selected the Toro size. Note: The Dominican tobaccos are a combination of tobaccos from Olor, San Vincente, and Piloto Cubano – three staples from Kelner’s arsenal. Wrapper: Ecuadorian 151 Sun Grown Wrapper Let’s take a look at the Avo Lounge and see what it brings to the table:Īs mentioned above, no Nicaraguan tobacco in this cigar. Yet in 2010, I surprised a lot of people by giving my Cigar of the Year to the Avo Limited Edition 2010 – a cigar with not a drop of Nicaraguan tobacco. Since Kelner blends for Avo, the Avo Lounge (like just about all Avos) fall into a profile that doesn’t match my personal preferences. I know when Kelner is in the equation the end result is going to be a good product. This is where the magic of master blender Henke Kelner comes into play. After I answered Nicaraguan, I was reminded that I do like a lot of Avo Cigars and they tend to be made up primarily of Dominican-blend tobaccos. Recently, I had a conversation with someone on whether Dominican or Nicaraguan tobacco makes a cigar better. ![]() For the most part, the Avo Lounge proved to be very positive experience for me. Whether a cigar is hard to find or not, the end result is always how good the cigar smokes and would I smoke it again. This is a cigar made by Avo that is only sold in his Avo lounges worldwide (Corona Cigars has an Avo lounge at its Heathrow location). On a recent visit to Corona Cigars in Orlando, Florida, I knew one cigar that falls into that category – the Avo Lounge cigar was available there. One thing I like to do when I visit a cigar store or lounge is to sample something that is exclusive or hard to find.
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