AVO North & South Slated for October 1 Release
Despite initial plans and names that would suggest a regional release, a pair of new AVO Cigars are heading to all of the brand’s accounts in the coming days.
The AVO Regional North Edition and AVO Regional South Edition, which were announced in February and originally scheduled to be released in August, are slated to arrive at retail on October 1.
The AVO Regional North Edition is a Dominican puro offered in a 6 5/8 x 50 perfecto vitola. Of one about the blend is a Dominican olor/piloto hybrid seco binder, while the fillers include a hybrid olor/piloto ligero, piloto ligero, San Vicente mejorado and San Vicente viso.
It is priced at $14 per cigar and will be limited to 2,000 boxes of 10 cigars for the U.S., while 2,250 boxes will be made available to retailers in other parts of the world.
The AVO Regional South Edition is a 7 x 52 torpedo with a multi-country blend. The wrapper and binder are Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut seed, while the fillers include Honduran Jamastran seco, Peruvian seco and Dominican-grown San Vicente viso and secos.
It is also priced at $14 and limited to 2,000 boxes of 10 cigars. Retailers outside of the U.S. will have access to 2,100 boxes.
The two cigars are follow-ups to the AVO Regional East Edition and AVO Regional West Edition, which were released in 2019. Production is handled by O.K. Cigars in the Dominican Republic.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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