AVO Classic Maduro #3 - Box of 25

Avo Classic Maduro No. 3 is the largest format in the Classic Maduro line, a genuine Double Corona at 7.5 x 50 built on the same 25-year-aged Dominican filler and binder used across the entire Avo Classic recipe. The distinguishing element is the wrapper: a Connecticut Broadleaf leaf in place of the original line's Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, producing a darker, richer profile from an otherwise identical blend.

The smoke opens with mellow notes of sweet spice and wood, developing into creamy milk chocolate, cedar, and mocha as the cigar settles into its core. Cocoa and coffee build steadily through the middle third, with a subtle underlying sweetness that keeps the profile from tipping into bitterness even at this larger size. Despite the dark wrapper, the body stays closer to medium than the intensity a Maduro leaf often suggests, a distribution of flavor across the palate rather than a single dominant note, with a lingering finish and a notably pleasant aroma that carries in the room.

At 7.5 inches, this is a genuinely long session, approaching two hours at a relaxed pace. Construction is consistently described as effortless, producing a firm white ash and an even burn that holds up across the full length, well suited to an evening specifically set aside for it rather than a quick smoke.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: mellow sweet spice and wood lead the way, creamy milk chocolate developing as the cigar settles into its core flavor
2. Mid-smoke: cedar and mocha build alongside cocoa and coffee, a subtle sweetness keeping the profile balanced through the extended middle third
3. Close: the flavors consolidate into a rich, satisfying finish, the medium body holding steady through the final draws

Key Features:

1. Brand: Avo
2. Line: Avo Classic Maduro
3. Founder: Avo Uvezian
4. Blender: Hendrik Kelner
5. Original blend developed: 1980s
6. Reintroduced to regular production: 2020
7. Factory: Davidoff (O.K. Cigars), Dominican Republic
8. Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
9. Wrapper: American Connecticut Broadleaf
10. Binder: Dominican Republic
11. Filler: Dominican Republic (aged 25 years)
12. Construction: Handmade
13. Vitola: Double Corona
14. Size: 7.5 inches x 50 ring gauge
15. Strength: Medium to Medium-Full
16. Flavor Profile: Milk chocolate, cedar, mocha, cocoa, coffee, sweet spice, wood
17. Smoke Time: Approximately 105 to 120 minutes
18. Box Count: 25 cigars
19. Price per Cigar: approximately $10.60