If you asked most of our readers to name the two most prolific companies when it comes to limited edition cigars, I’m confident that Tatuaje and Viaje would be the most common answers. However, it would not be mine; I would put forth Habanos S.A. and Davidoff. While strolling through one of Davidoff’s aging humidors in the Dominican Republic last year, I came across names of cigars I’ve never heard of. There are a lot of Davidoff Limited Editions, so many that even long-time Davidoff employees have given up counting a while ago as there are simply too many to track. Unlike Habanos S.A. where the limited editions are easily described as entries into one of a handful of series, Davidoff’s releases are much more scattered. That’s not to say there aren’t established series at Davidoff, and I’d argue the company has three, maybe four, with the no-doubters being the Davidoff retailer exclusives, Davidoff of Geneva — since 1911 exclusives and the Davidoff Limited Edition Series. I think it’s fair to ask whether or not the Limited Edition Series is actually one or two different collections; I would personally classify it as two: pre-Zodiac and Zodiac, the latter a nod to the Chinese ...
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