AVO Syncro Ritmo Special Toro - Box of 20

The widest ring gauge in the entire Ritmo line, and the size that gives Avo's most ambitious blend the most room to develop. Special Toro carries the same seven-country tobacco combination found across every Ritmo vitola, an Ecuadorian wrapper, a Mexican binder, and filler pulled from Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic, box-pressed at 6 x 60, considerably wider than the standard Toro's 54 ring gauge.

That extra width changes the pacing more than the flavor direction. Reviewers who've smoked Ritmo across its full range of sizes consistently describe a remarkably consistent experience, wood and baking spice opening the smoke, black pepper and sweet spice building through the middle alongside roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and dried fruit, with the total smoking time being the main real differentiator between vitolas given how similar the ring gauges run across most of the line. At 60, Special Toro slows the burn down further than the narrower sizes, giving the roasted almonds and earthy tones in the second third even more room to settle in before the pepper picks back up on the retrohale.

Construction follows the same standard found across the Ritmo collection, a well-applied double cap, nearly invisible seams, and an even burn, with the ash running a touch flaky and two to three minor touch-ups fairly typical over a smoke this size. This remains one of the boldest, most intense blends in the entire Avo catalog by the brand's own description, and Special Toro is the size for smokers who specifically want the longest possible session with Ritmo's seven-country complexity, whether that's a genuinely intense flavor experience or, as some reviewers describe it, a rich, layered stew of tobacco depending on your palate.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: a smooth mixture of wood and baking spice leads the way, black pepper and sweet spice building alongside a lightly sweet hay character
2. Mid-smoke: roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and dried fruit develop with more room to settle in at this wider ring gauge, roasted almonds and earthy tones building alongside a creamy mouthfeel
3. Close: a gentle, peppery retrohale carries through an extended final third, the medium-full body staying smooth without turning harsh

Key Features:

1. Brand: Avo
2. Line: Avo Syncro, South America Ritmo
3. Founder: Avo Uvezian
4. Blender: Hendrik Kelner
5. Factory: Davidoff (O.K. Cigars), Dominican Republic
6. Country of Origin: Dominican Republic (7-country tobacco blend)
7. Wrapper: Ecuadorian
8. Binder: Mexican
9. Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Brazilian, Honduran, Dominican
10. Construction: Handmade, box-pressed
11. Vitola: Special Toro (Gordo)
12. Size: 6 inches x 60 ring gauge
13. Strength: Medium-Full to Full
14. Flavor Profile: Pepper, roasted coffee, wood, dark chocolate, dried fruit, roasted almonds, earth, cedar
15. Smoke Time: Approximately 90 minutes or more
16. Box Count: 20 cigars
17. Price per Cigar: approximately $12.90