Tonight, at a parking garage in South Beach, Davidoff officially unveiled its newest cigar. It’s not just any parking garage, it’s one with its own Wikipedia page, noted for its striking architecture, particularly when it’s lit up at night. The parking garage is a little over 4,000 miles away from Rio. That’s important, because Brazil is the inspiration for the newest release, Escurio. Much has already been revealed about Davidoff’s new Escurio: the same black band as Davidoff Nicaragua, Brazilian tobacco in the filler, no Brazilian wrapper and a release date in July; but now, the cigar is full on display. “Rio’s intriguing and rhythmic nights were hugely inspiring for our master blenders in helping craft a superb multi-origin blend with the finest Brazilian tobaccos at its core,” said Charles Awad, svp of global marketing & innovation at Oettinger Davidoff AG, in a press release. Davidoff Escurio uses Brazilian cubra, Cuban criollo-seed tobacco grown in Brazil, as both the binder and as part of the filler tobaccos. Joining the cubra filler is Brazilian mata fina tobacco, as well as Dominican San Vicente, piloto and olor/piloto secos. As for the wrapper, it’s Ecuadorian habano. As for the sizes, it will be ...
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