Cigar Aficionado

The Davidoff Maduro is back—sort of. Earlier this month, Davidoff of Geneva brought back its Davidoff Maduro brand, which it introduced in 2008 and discontinued in 2016. This version, however, is slightly different. 

“The new line is a successor to the Davidoff Maduro from 2008,” the company states, “with an adapted blend to mirror the consumers’ taste preference evolution.”

While both versions were made with Dominican filler, the original release came in a Nicaraguan wrapper and Dominican binder. The new Davidoff Maduro is rolled with a Mexican binder and Ecuadoran wrapper. According to the company, the wrapper underwent a 16-month fermentation period—twice the time of Davidoff’s typical fermentation cycles—on account of the leaves’ thick texture from growing high on the tobacco plant. The wrapper, Davidoff says, was then aged in bales for two years.

Now that the cigars are on store shelves, they’re available in three sizes: Short Corona, measuring 4 inches by 43 ring gauge ($43); Robusto, at 5 by 50 ($50); and a 6-by-54 Toro ($54). They’re packaged in boxes of 20 and are made at Cigars Davidoff in the Dominican Republic. 

Davidoff Maduro is a limited-production brand and will only be released in small quantities. 

For a vertical brand tasting of the Davidoff Maduro, see a future issue of Cigar Insider. 

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