Sweet and complex
Intriguing sweetness meets spicy complexity in Davidoff’s new Escurio range
Lebanon’s Fidel Lounge, Beirut’s most popular cigar lounge was the setting for the exciting launch of Davidoff’s new Escurio range.
Host Danny Ibrahim, the lounge owner joined Raffi Bakhtiarian, the business manager for the tobacco division of Fattal Group to welcome guests to the Brazilian-themed event, which was naturally enough themed around the culture, flavours, sights and sounds of Brazil
In the world of cigars, Brazil is mostly known for its dark tobacco, called Mata Fina tobacco. Mata Fina is a sun-grown tobacco which is made into wrappers and used for premium, long filler cigars by cigar producers in the Caribbean and Central America. Each Escurio cigar mixes the Cubra leaf – the fire of the Cuban Criollo refined – and the Brazilian Mata Fina leaf pulsing at the heart of this inspired blend of tobaccos. Dominican tobaccos and a Habano seed Ecuadorian wrapper add beautiful balance.
A night in Rio inspired the journey in taste, with the new cigar collection taking its cues at every stage from the rich legacy of Zino Davidoff’s pioneering spirit.
In establishing the creation of the new cigar, Davidoff set a new challenge for its master blenders: to craft an exciting Brazilian cigar that delivers an intense, spicy sweet palate stimulation. The result perfectly expresses the signature Davidoff refinement and sophistication as the company sought, and found, inspiration in Rio, the soul of Brazil, and in the rhythms, intrigue, and rich experiences of its nights.
The range is available in a variety of sizes, including Corona Gorda, Gran Toro, Gran Perfecto, Robusto, Petit Robusto, and a 6×60 Gordo, the strongest of the Escurio blends. It features a blend of two different aged tobacco from Brazil, and Dominican San Vicente, Olor and Piloto leafs are wrapped in a shiny and dark Habano seed Ecuadorian leaf, creating a balanced, complex cigar.
