Davidoff Tubo
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Are those Cubanos? The pics aren't clear enough for me to tell, but I can make-out "tubos" in the box. If they are Cuban tubos, then they are same as the #2 panetella, which was one of the original sizes launched by Davidoff. If you got them after 1990, then they are Dominican, since Davidoff pretty-much stopped selling Cubanos by 1989 due to disputes over quality.
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In 1967, Davidoff was approached by Cubatabaco, Cuba's state tobacco monopoly after the Revolution, about creating a personal brand of cigars for his stores. The cigars were rolled in the newly-established El Laguito factory in Havana, which had been established to roll Cuban President Fidel Castro's own private cigars, Cohíba. In 1969, the first productions of Davidoff cigars were released, which included the No. 1, the No. 2, and Ambassadrice (which all shared the same sizes as the early Cohiba line) and the Châteaux Series (now no longer under the Hoyo de Monterrey label, but exclusively made for the Davidoff marque).
In the 1970s, the Mille Series, a milder blend than the rest of the line, and the Dom Pérignon, named for the famous champagne, were released on the market. In 1986, a special limited release of 80 Anniversarios cigars were made to celebrate Zino's 80th birthday.
In 1982, the Château Yquem cigar produced by Davidoff was discontinued after the owner of Château d'Yquem wine protested their unauthorized use of the trade name. The Château Mouton Rothschild came out shortly after, though with a different blend and slightly different size than its predecessor.
The Cuban Davidoff Line
The cigars within the Cuban Davidoff line included...
No. 1 - 7½" x 38 (192 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 1, a long panetela
No. 2 - 6" x 38 (152 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 2, a panetela
Ambassadrice - 4½" x 26 (115 x 10.32 mm) Laguito No. 3, a cigarillo
Tubo - 6" x 38 (152 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 2, a panetela (same blend as the No. 2)
Dom Pérignon - 7" x 47 (178 x 18.65 mm) Julieta, a Churchill
Apparently after numerous disputes over quality and ownership rights over the brand, Zino Davidoff and Cubatabaco decided to end their relationship. Leading up to this, Zino had publicly burned over one-hundred thousand of his cigars that he had deemed unfit to sell and of low quality in August 1989. The Cuban Davidoff line was officially discontinued in 1991 and an agreement was signed that no more Cuban Davidoff was sold in Davidoff shop worldwide, a Dominican-made Davidoff cigar having already hit the market in November 1990, where production of the same sizes formerly made in Cuba continues to this day.
Former managers at El Laguito have claimed that the Davidoff blend was very similar to Cohíba, except with a lighter wrapper leaf. The bands used on Davidoff cigars themselves are of the same format as personalized diplomatic cigar bands had been in previous years. Adriano Martínez, a former executive of Habanos SA, confirmed in Min Ron Nee's Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars that the Cohíba Línea 1492 was made to fill in the gap left by the discontinuation of Davidoff.
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In the 1970s, the Mille Series, a milder blend than the rest of the line, and the Dom Pérignon, named for the famous champagne, were released on the market. In 1986, a special limited release of 80 Anniversarios cigars were made to celebrate Zino's 80th birthday.
In 1982, the Château Yquem cigar produced by Davidoff was discontinued after the owner of Château d'Yquem wine protested their unauthorized use of the trade name. The Château Mouton Rothschild came out shortly after, though with a different blend and slightly different size than its predecessor.
The Cuban Davidoff Line
The cigars within the Cuban Davidoff line included...
No. 1 - 7½" x 38 (192 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 1, a long panetela
No. 2 - 6" x 38 (152 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 2, a panetela
Ambassadrice - 4½" x 26 (115 x 10.32 mm) Laguito No. 3, a cigarillo
Tubo - 6" x 38 (152 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 2, a panetela (same blend as the No. 2)
Dom Pérignon - 7" x 47 (178 x 18.65 mm) Julieta, a Churchill
Apparently after numerous disputes over quality and ownership rights over the brand, Zino Davidoff and Cubatabaco decided to end their relationship. Leading up to this, Zino had publicly burned over one-hundred thousand of his cigars that he had deemed unfit to sell and of low quality in August 1989. The Cuban Davidoff line was officially discontinued in 1991 and an agreement was signed that no more Cuban Davidoff was sold in Davidoff shop worldwide, a Dominican-made Davidoff cigar having already hit the market in November 1990, where production of the same sizes formerly made in Cuba continues to this day.
Former managers at El Laguito have claimed that the Davidoff blend was very similar to Cohíba, except with a lighter wrapper leaf. The bands used on Davidoff cigars themselves are of the same format as personalized diplomatic cigar bands had been in previous years. Adriano Martínez, a former executive of Habanos SA, confirmed in Min Ron Nee's Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars that the Cohíba Línea 1492 was made to fill in the gap left by the discontinuation of Davidoff.
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http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand.aspx?brand=Davidoff
The first thing to pop into my head is they look mighty clean and shiny considering how old they have to be. Not saying they aren't what they are supposed to be but I did take notice of that.
The first thing to pop into my head is they look mighty clean and shiny considering how old they have to be. Not saying they aren't what they are supposed to be but I did take notice of that.
bigmanfromou
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The tube on the right state's "cuba." A closer pic would help tho.
