AVO Domaine 10

[rumballs]

Well, not wanting to lose momentum after the first two AVO Robustos, I decided to try another last night around 6.
I grabbed a Sam Adams, the Domaine 10, and the new issue of Golf Magazine, and headed for the porch.
It had looked pretty sunny all day, so I tried to will it to be warm out by wearing flip-flops. This attempt of course failed miserably.

Lit up and noticed all the things I've come to expect from an AVO - easy to light, perfect draw, nice burn. At first very very similar to the XO Intermezzo, but soon I started to notice some differences. It had a similar spiciness, but was a bit stronger, and not as sweet. Over the course of the first third or so, I had decided I definitely didn't like it quite as much as the XO. However, after that, I started to like it better and better. The flavor became stronger, but more pleasant. This was a slight surprise - the other AVOs I've tried did change a bit from start to finish, but I liked them just as much at one end as at the other. Anyhow, by midway through, I was loving this cigar. I smoked it to the very end, even though it was getting colder with the sun going down.

I have to say, I'm almost disappointed - I was expecting to just determine my favorite of the AVO lines and then buy a box. Looks like a may end up with a few boxes

[rumballs]

Had another one of these last night. Great cigar. This one seemed spicier than my earlier review. Great construction, great taste, nothing to complain about.

[paperfireman]

I want to try an AVO or a couple. Do you have a fav or ones i have to try. I like the Mild-Medium bodied cigars. Also what kind of textures do they have? Thanks for any help.

[RPB67]

Glad you enjoyed that cigar. Nice review. Sounds like a good moment.

[rumballs]

Originally Posted by paperfireman

I want to try an AVO or a couple. Do you have a fav or ones i have to try. I like the Mild-Medium bodied cigars. Also what kind of textures do they have? Thanks for any help.

I've tried the Robusto size from each of the 5 lines (see my other reviews). Of those I wasn't too impressed with the Natural or Signature, so since then I've tried a few other sizes in the other three lines. I haven't been too impressed with a couple of very long ones.

My favorites so far:
AVO Domaine #10
AVO Maduro #2
AVO XO Notturno

For mild-medium, I would suggest starting with the XO line.

My quick summary is:

Natural - mild, not too interesting
Maduro - sweet & tasty
XO - spicy, a little sweet
Domaine - spicy, medium-full
Signature - blah

[altbier]

If you age the AVO XO for about 8+ months the flavor profile changes dramatically. I now always have a box or two aging in my humidor, great smokes.

[bigALemos]

well i've never tried an AVO before, they've just been soo pricey, but after all this i'm just gonna have ot bite the bullet and buy a couple and hopefully enjoy the hell out of em

[rumballs]

Originally Posted by bigALemos

well i've never tried an AVO before, they've just been soo pricey, but after all this i'm just gonna have ot bite the bullet and buy a couple and hopefully enjoy the hell out of em

Signature series which I like the least is the most expensive.
All the others you should be able to find 4-5 for under $25, which isn't too bad. Just buy a few at once.
Take 5 sampler is a good way to sample all the lines - you can find it for $40 with an ashtray...

[Thurm15]

I like the Domaine series. They have a very distinctive taste about em. Very Smooth with a nice Medium Flavor.

[magno]

Get yourself a box of the Legacies. Apart from the 77, they are the best Avo I've yet smoked. Medium bodied and rich tasting. They run about 110 bucks for a box of 12.

Originally Posted by mmblz

Well, not wanting to lose momentum after the first two AVO Robustos, I decided to try another last night around 6.
I grabbed a Sam Adams, the Domaine 10, and the new issue of Golf Magazine, and headed for the porch.
It had looked pretty sunny all day, so I tried to will it to be warm out by wearing flip-flops. This attempt of course failed miserably.

Lit up and noticed all the things I've come to expect from an AVO - easy to light, perfect draw, nice burn. At first very very similar to the XO Intermezzo, but soon I started to notice some differences. It had a similar spiciness, but was a bit stronger, and not as sweet. Over the course of the first third or so, I had decided I definitely didn't like it quite as much as the XO. However, after that, I started to like it better and better. The flavor became stronger, but more pleasant. This was a slight surprise - the other AVOs I've tried did change a bit from start to finish, but I liked them just as much at one end as at the other. Anyhow, by midway through, I was loving this cigar. I smoked it to the very end, even though it was getting colder with the sun going down.

I have to say, I'm almost disappointed - I was expecting to just determine my favorite of the AVO lines and then buy a box. Looks like a may end up with a few boxes

[shakespeare]

Originally Posted by magno

Get yourself a box of the Legacies. Apart from the 77, they are the best Avo I've yet smoked. Medium bodied and rich tasting. They run about 110 bucks for a box of 12.

These are simply DIVINE!!!!!!!!! I have 2 boxes aging in my humi for the past 9 months - one of the boxes is already halfway through. My big bro(pinokio) is not too fond of dominicans however he loves the legacy.

What can I say. I´m going to try out a signature on my lunch hour today, lets see if AVO´s winning streak will last.

I still stay firm on my opinion that AVO has to be my utmost favourite cigar up to date - then again - I´m still very fresh.

[colgate]

Thanks for the ideas on new smokes to try. You obviously have no axe to grind with respect to C vs NC. That's a neat viewpoint to be able to espouse. I will definitely be trying one or two of the NC's mentioned positively here.

[shakespeare]

I had an AVO Signature last night.... not what I was expecting from the AVO range. Not an ALL bad cigar. Burn was even all the way through, draw was great but the overall taste of the cigar didn´t tickle my fancy much. I might light up a 10 in and hour or so. I´ll keep in touch . I still say... My Domaine XO 20´s (figurados) Top them all, together with the legacy and notturno.

Avo all the way...

[colgate]

I went to the local upscale b&m over the lunch hour and picked up a few AVO domaine 20's and a couple of their mondo robusto/canons? (52 RG) AVO LE05's, a limited edition cigar. The nice lady who ran the humi was fairly crazy about putting a couple of these in my hands. I guess I'll fire one up later and report in.

[c2000]

Have not gotten around to trying the AVO yet but after your review I may have to take the plunge...Hows the bully???????


Jerry in Minnesota