Davidoff Dominicana Robusto Tasting

Davidoff Dominicana - Tasting Premiere for the market launch of 20.05.21. Eagerly awaited, the cigar has been on the market since today. Here is the Robusto test.

A cigar test is subjective

Note: How a cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the form of the day, what you have eaten or drunk beforehand. Even the lighting in the room has an influence on the flavour you experience. The notes described here therefore do not necessarily correspond to your own impressions.

Fact Sheet Davidoff Dominicana Robusto

• Format: Robusto (length: 130 mm / ring size: 52)
• Tobacco:
  • Cover sheetHybrid 257 from the Dominican Republic
  • WrapperHybrid 151 from Ecuador
  • Insert sheetSan Vicente Visus, San Vicente Mejorado Seco, Piloto Visus, Dominican Corojo 99 Seco and Yamasá Visus from the Dominican Republic
• Price: Status May 2021
  • CHF 21.50 / box of 10 CHF 215.00
  • EUR 21.00
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Personal impressions of the pleasure

Recommended minimum ripening time: 3 days.

First half

• Tongue, palate: sweetish / nutty / slightly spicy / cocoa (bittersweet) / a brutal amount of coffee beans on the tongue - fantastic! / slightly acidic
• Retronasalsweet / peppery / lots of cocoa (dark chocolate) / coffee beans - PENG - full load - absolutely brilliant!
• R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: slightly peppery / full load of coffee beans - this combination with retronasal and tongue/palate is simply amazing
• Umami: juicy / roasted
• Strength 3/5

Second half

• The flavours described become more intense. The coffee beans in particular increase even more and an earthy flavour mixes with everything else. Grandiose.
• Strength 4/5 and lots of nicotine

Conclusion and limited tobacco availability

Davidoff Dominicana is a cigar that has a fantastic tobacco blend. All the tobaccos are aged for 6 years before the cigar is rolled. The cigar was then stored for another year or so before it went on sale. The price is interesting: the Toro costs CHF 24.00, the Short Robusto CHF 18.50 and the Robusto CHF 21.50.

ATTENTION: This cigar has it all! It starts with a maximum strength of 2.5/5. In the course of the smoke it increases to a 4/5 with a lot of nicotine. Please be careful with the smoke. Even experienced cigar connoisseurs may experience some body tingling due to the strength - haha - ?

This line of cigars will exist as long as the tobacco is available. To put it plainly: once the tobacco has been used up, this line will no longer be available. I therefore recommend that you buy a nice supply of this cigar. Because even years later, this cigar will still give a fantastic smoke.

The wrapper is - in my opinion - slightly rustic with some thick veins. This doesn't bother me as long as there are no tree trunks in the wrapper leaf. I am enthusiastic about the tobacco blend anyway. Oettinger Davidoff's marketing department has commissioned the master blenders to create something super interesting here, and they have realised it perfectly.

I tested three specimens. All three scored almost identically; all with a score of 4.1 / 4.4 and 4.3. On average, this results in a score of 4.26 out of a possible 5 points. The ash holds well and is still somewhat flaky. A little caution is advised, it can fall off suddenly. In the resources below you can download the cigar assessment tool (PDF) and rate your cigars professionally.

Purchase recommendation: An immediate YES without reservation.

Resources on the topic

• Presentation of the Davidoff Dominicana

• Helpful cigar tips: From „retronasal“ and „umami“ to the difference in cigar storage between Non Cuba and Cuba

• Download CigarZone Tasting Notes PDF and rate your cigars professionally >