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Quick Smoke: Avo XO Trio Intermezzo

18 Jul 2010

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

Avo XO Trio Intermezzo

This soft, spongy, Connecticut shade-wrapped cigar has a brackish taste. While flavors of ginger and sweetness waft in and out, the overall profile, while mild, is dominated by an abrasive saltiness. Construction is flawless. I don’t dislike the Avo XO Trio Intermezzo (5.5 x 50), but I expect something a little less one-dimensional from the Davidoff pedigree.

Verdict = Hold.

–Patrick A

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One Response to “Quick Smoke: Avo XO Trio Intermezzo”

  1. Ethan K Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 9:02 pm #

    I sometimes wonder who are the buyers of overpriced cigar lines like AVO. I wonder whether these lines would maintain their reputation if they were priced at a point where guys with limited budgets who smoke a lot, do their buying?
    I like the XO in the Maestro size. I won 3 singles w/ a $4-bid on auction. They were wonderfully creamy but turned bitter about 3 1/2 inches in. That shortenned smoke was okay for a few but would that be tolerable for a box-purchase?