In February, Davidoff hosted its annual Tour Gastronomique in the Dominican Republic for the first time in the event’s history. Historically taking place at locations around Europe, the event features the collaboration of Davidoff and famous chefs in order to create a unique meal to compliment the company’s cigars. Although there have been cigars released by Davidoff connected to the Tour Gastronomique in the past, the last incarnation of the event saw the introduction of a special release to commemorate the event. Dubbed the Davidoff Chefs Edition, the new blend incorporates a habano 2000 wrapper covering an Ecuadorian Connecticut binder and Dominican San Vicente mejorado seco, San Vicente mejorado visos, piloto visos and San Vicente visas filler tobaccos. There is only one vitola, a 6 x 54 toro which is sold in boxes of 10 and retails for $30 each with only 1,500 boxes produced. According to Davidoff, there were six chefs who “applied their refined palates in influencing” the Chefs Edition: Peter Knogl of the Cheval Blanc of Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland Renato Wüst of Bad Ragaz Grand Resort in Switzerland Ali Güngörmüs, of Le Canard HH Pageou, Münich, Germany Léa Linster of Restaurant Léa Linster in Luxembourg, ...
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