Cigar Dave Show

Today’s cigar selection is the super premium Davidoff Aniversario Double ‘R’, a long cigar that includes a beautiful multi-layered blend spanning four different tobacco harvests.

It's Davidoff Week on the Cigar Dave Podcast and we are joined by Klaas Kelner, Senior Manager for Brand Activations for Davidoff, for part 1 of my interview with him.  We discuss his background into the Premium Cigar industry as he is the son of Hankie Kelner, Master Blender for Davidoff, how virtual events are working during the Chinese Wuhan Virus lock downs and how your local cigar retailers have been impacted. 

Today's selection for the Davidoff Week International Cigar Lightation Ceremony is the Davidoff Nicaragua. This beautiful stick is not a traditional Davidoff cigar in terms of taste complexion. It's a medium-to-full bodied smoke with a Nicaraguan habano jalapa wrapper and binder and fillers from 3 different areas of Nicaragua.

Today's cigar selection for the International Lightation Ceremony is the EP Carrillo Dusk which is named for the time of day that EP Carrillo loves to enjoy a cigar. This stick features a deep, rich, chocolaty brown Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Ecuadorian binders and Nicaraguan fillers for a beautiful medium-bodied smoke.

For today's International Lightation Ceremony I've chosen the Corona Nicaraguan Selection 20th Anniversary FSG, created by Jeff Borysiewicz from Corona Cigars to commemorate their 20th anniversary.  This medium-to-full bodied cigar has a unique Cubanesque taste which is very smooth with interesting notes.

Today's cigar selection for the International Cigar Lightation Ceremony is the brand new Rocky Patel Quarter Century 25th Anniversary to celebrate Rocky's 25 years in the cigar industry. This stick features a Mexican San Andres wrapper and embodied everything he holds sacred including hard work, dedication and attention to detail. 

Today's International Cigar Lightation selection is the Baccarat cigars, now owned by Davidoff and produced in the Camacho factory in Honduras. This cigar is among the top selling cigars in the Davidoff line of cigars.

My selection for the International Cigar Lightation Ceremony today is the Oliva Serie V, a bold rich cigar that is jam packed with ligero to start the week with a bang.

I have selected the Alec Bradley Connecticut for today's International Cigar Lightation Ceremony as the perfect way to start the weekend with a mild, mellow but flavorful cigar which satisfies any palate.

For today's daily International Lightation Ceremony I've selected the Perdomo Reserve Champagne Noir using a dark, rich, chocolaty Nicaraguan maduro wrapper aged 2 years and Nicaraguan binders and fillers.  This medium-plus to full-flavored cigar is rich and very smooth.