AVO Expresivo Robusto

The AVO Expresivo Robusto carries the name of a brand built on expression. AVO was created in 1988 by jazz pianist and composer Avo Uvezian, who brought a musician’s ear for rhythm and balance to the craft of blending. Expresivo — Spanish for "expressive" — is the line that takes the idea furthest, pairing an Ecuadorian wrapper with Central American tobaccos for a medium to full cigar with plenty to say.

An Ecuadorian wrapper leaf covers a Honduran binder and a filler of Nicaraguan and Honduran tobaccos. It opens on fine wood and a floral lift, with a light touch of white pepper, then builds through the middle into creamy coffee, dark chocolate and a toasted, earthy depth. The final third brings dried fruit and nuts forward, with leather underneath — a blend that keeps developing rather than settling.

The Robusto (127 mm, ring gauge 52) gives 45 to 65 minutes depending on your pace, long enough for the blend to move through all three of its acts. It is presented in a red wooden box of 20 cigars.

Pair it with an aged rum or a well-pulled espresso to meet the chocolate and coffee notes, or with a lightly peated whisky to play against the leather on the finish.

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