The first part of the 30th anniversary celebration for the AVO brand is shipping to stores.

While it’s one part of six specific releases, this is the only cigar that is new for 2018. The AVO Improvisation 30 Years is based on the AVO Classic No. 3. It measures 7 1/2 x 50, the same as the No. 3, and uses an Ecuadorian marron wrapper, a Dominican binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic.

Pricing is set at $16 per cigar and production is limited to 2,400 boxes of 25 cigars.

Update (Mar. 21, 2018) — the original version of this article misidentified the release as coming in 15-count boxes; they are packaged 25 cigars to a box. We regret the error.

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