In 2013, Davidoff Cigars announced it would be releasing the inaugural cigar in collaboration with its Davidoff Art Initiative, which was formed in 2012. Named the Davidoff Art Edition 2014, the 5 15/16 x 54 perfecto is a Dominican puro priced at $35 each with only 60,000 cigars released in 3,000 boxes. A press release had some more details. Davidoff Cigars is extending the reach of contemporary art to Davidoff’s products and environments worldwide. Davidoff Cigars invited the first Caribbean contemporary artist, Quisqueya Henríquez, to create a series of artwork for the inaugural Davidoff Art Edition. These limited edition cigar boxes will be filled with newly developed cigars dedicated for the limited edition. The artist also created fifty special Collector’s Editions, which include along with the special edition box of cigars an original print of the artwork developed by the artist for the edition. The artworks created by Quizqueya Henríquez connect the process of cigar making with various elements involved in the tradition of cigar manufacture. Collectors and cigar aficionados will be able to find the edition for the first time at Davidoff’s Collectors Lounge during Art Basel in Hong Kong in May 2014. The first cigar release under the Davidoff Art Initiative program ...
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