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Experience: Davidoff of Geneva Chef's Edition Cigar 2021 Limited Edition. As Rare as a Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto.

When it comes to luxury cigars, one name that stands out is Davidoff. With a rich history dating back to the early 1900s, Davidoff has become synonymous with quality, craftsmanship, and an unparalleled smoking experience. Known for their meticulous attention to detail, Davidoff cigars are meticulously crafted using the finest tobacco leaves sourced from around the world. Each Davidoff cigar boasts a smooth and refined flavor profile that is both complex and harmonious, appealing to both seasoned aficionados and novice smokers alike. In comparison, the Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto is a watch that appeals to lifelong watch collectors but also to watch collectors just starting in the hobby, especially considering its price point under $50K USD.

The Davidoff Chef’s Edition Cigar 2021 limited edition was released after the Davidoff Master Blenders joined their expertise with four world-class chefs renowned for their extraordinary culinary creations. These world-class chefs include Jorge Vallejo from Quintonil —Mexico City’s second most important restaurant and ranked 24th best restaurant in the world—; Juan Amador from Amador in Vienna, Austria; Masa Takayama from Masa NYC in New York City, USA; and Norbert Niederkofler from Alpinn Food Space & Restaurant in South Tirol, Italy.

With a unique sensitivity and sophistication in their chef‘s palates, the chefs worked alongside Davidoff’s Master Blenders to create a cigar with unparalleled notes and flavor. The Davidoff Chef's Edition Cigar 2021 embodies ‘Haute Cuisine’ instantly leading to ‘Haut Fumeur’, while the Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto embodies ‘Haute Horlogerie’.

Delivered in a limited edition of 9,500 box sets worldwide, the set includes a white ceramic ashtray and a wooden tray that could be used in multiple ways, very much like a chef’s chopping block. The unconventional team of connoisseurs linked in this limited edition shared values of kitchen and cigar artistry utilizing pure ingredients, local sourcing, sustainability, and attention to detail and quality.

The Davidoff Chef's Edition Cigar 2021 limited edition includes 10 Churchill cigars measuring 7 inches in length and a 48-ring gauge, combining a blend of Dominican, Mexican, and Ecuadorian tobaccos. Composed of a ‘Piloto Seco’ Dominican filler, a ‘Negro San Andres Seco’ Mexican binder, and a Hybrid 238 wrapper from Ecuador, this cigar has a burning time longer than 60 minutes and very specific notes throughout each third of the cigar. Peppery and woody on the first third, followed by coffee notes on the second third and a surprisingly smooth caramel-like last third, the Davidoff Chef’s Edition Churchill is for sure one of our favorite cigars from this brand.

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