Avo Cigars

Avo Uvezian was born in 1926 in Beirut, Lebanon to a family of musicians. His mother was a tremendously gifted singer, while his father was a composer as well as a conductor for a symphony orchestra. Avo’s dream as a young man was to develop a great career as a musician, with the piano being his instrument of choice. His parents’ connections in music allowed him to grow and develop his talents very quicky. Avo traveled to the Near East as well as the Middle East with the jazz trio, The Lebanon Boys. This group let Avo make contacts that would later help his career in the United States. Avo arrived in the United States in 1947, and he attended the Juliard School of Music in New York City. At Juliard, Avo studied classical piano and composition, but his studies were cut short by the draft for the Korean War. Avo was sent to Fort Dix in New Jersey where he was put through Infantry training. After impressing his officers with his musical talents, Avo Uvezian was taken out of the Infantry and put into Band Training. When he arrived in Korea, the band would play at the Officers Club where they got paid twenty dollars a night. After returning to New York to continue out his career with the military, Avo was discharged in 1952 after serving the United States with honor.

After being discharged, Avo spent the next few years working with his father-in-law designing jewelry. This eventually brought him to Puerto Rico where he used his musical talent to land a gig at the Palmas Del Mar resort. Avo would advance his career as a professional musician after composing Frank Sinatra’s 1966 hit “Strangers in the Night”. This song features Avo on piano and won three Grammy Awards in 1967. This hit song would later be covered by many famous musicians, and ironically the end of the song when Sinatra is scattin’ the words “doo-be-doo-be-doo” is the inspiration for the name of the Scooby Doo character.

In 1983, when Avo’s daughter Karyn was born, he went to Switzerland for her christening. After having some Cuban cigars after the meal, Avo realized that he was being charged over twenty dollars per cigar. He was outraged at this, and his friend mentioned that they should make their own. That’s exactly how Avo Uvezian decided to get into the cigar industry, a spontaneous man who knows what he wants. After deciding this, Avo booked a trip to the Dominican Republic, where he traveled for two years looking for a factory that suited his needs. Avo finally met Hendrik Kelner, and after smoking his first samples, Avo told Kelner that he would give him twenty five percent more than he had originally offered. He knew that this would ensure that his Avo cigars would get the best tobacco. Avo’s friend, Michael Roux, the man who brought Absolut Vodka to the United States, told Avo that he should make his cigars the best quality that he can, and put the product in the best packaging. Avo already had the right connections, and after the first year he had sold 120,000 cigars. By the third year, Avo had sold over 750,000 cigars! He soon worked out a deal with Davidoff to distribute his cigars globally. Avo cigars have now blossomed into a variety of different lines, all of which BestCigarPrices.com is proud to carry.

The Avo Classic cigar is a mild, yet flavorful cigar, and is the very cigar that Avo build his family of cigars upon. Using a delicious Connecticut-seed Sun Grown Wrapper grown in Ecuador, the Avo Classic cigar is delightfully aromatic, as well as being rich in flavor. The Avo Classic cigar uses Cuban-seed Piloto and San Vicente filler and binder, that is blended with Dominican Olor leaves to create the Avo Classic aroma and mellow flavor. These cigars have always been a top seller at BestCigarPrices, and anyone who has tried an Avo can attest to the quality that lies inside each wooden box.

The Avo Maduro cigar, the Maduro version of the Avo Classic cigar, allows for the smoker who enjoys a stronger smoke to experience the Avo cigar. The same rich, smooth flavor that’s found in the Avo Classic cigar is present here in the Avo Maduro. The only difference is that the Avo Maduro is a more intense smoke, as it has the Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. The Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper is aged for three years, naturally fermented for an additional three months and then fermented a second time to produce a deep, rich color. The bitterness that often plagues most Maduro cigars is not found in an Avo Maduro cigar, and although they are stronger than the Avo Classics, they are not as bold as some of the other cigars that Avo has to offer.

The Avo XO cigar was Avo Uvezian’s second cigar line, and with it he referenced many musical terms in the creation of the cigar names. This line features a blend that is made from selected Dominican filler tobacco that has not been aged until fully blended. The binder leaf that is used by the Avo XO cigar is some of the best Olor tobacco that is grown in the Villa Gonzalez region. The Avo XO cigar is at the middle of the spectrum of strength and aroma in the Avo cigar series. It is fuller than the Classic and Maduro line, but milder than the Domaine and Signature line. The Avo XO cigars come in either cellophane or in tubes, and they are offered in most traditional sizes.

The Avo Domaine cigar is one of the strongest cigar that Avo offers, second to the Avo Signature cigar. Featuring filler tobacco from Avo Uvezian’s own plantation in the Dominican Republic, as well as full-bodied wrapper leaves from Ecuador, the Avo Domaine cigar packs a punch, but if you’re ready for it, it’s worth it. Avo created this cigar because he wanted a cigar for the connoisseur, and the aficionado, who know how to smoke, and enjoy a full-bodied cigar. The Avo Domaine cigar is worth smoking for that full-bodied enthusiast who hasn’t had an Avo cigar before. We promise you won’t be disappointed.

The Avo 787 cigar and the Avo Signature cigar are not as readily available as the other Avo cigar lines. The Avo 787 is a medium bodied cigar that is very flavorful smoke that is complete and balanced. With flavors of coffee, dark chocolate, as well as notes of dried nuts and spice, you can’t go wrong with an Avo 787. The Avo Signature cigar was created as a result of the success of the Avo 75th Anniversary cigar. The overwhelming response to this cigar made Avo realize that he had to create a bold, full-bodied cigar that is not for the novice smoker. If the Avo Domaine cigar isn’t strong enough for you, we promise the Avo Signature cigar will hit the spot. Featuring select aged tobacco from the Dominican Republic, as well as an aged Ecuadorian Sun-Grown wrapper, this rare and unique blend provides the perfect balance between a full-bodied flavor and a perfectly balanced taste. Whether it’s the mild Avo Classic, or the full bodied Avo Signature, you know you’re getting quality when you invest in a box, or a five pack of any Avo cigars!