Davidoff Grand Cru

Today’s Featured Cigar:

Davidoff Grand Cru

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The Cigar:

The Davidoff Grand Cru is the successor of Davidoff’s Chateau Series.  A golden Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper covers the binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic.  The cigar was released in five vitolas including the 52 x 5 1/4 Robusto size pictured here. 

The Flavors:

Round notes of wood and earth start off, giving way to nutty and floral flavors before ending with a mild spice. The smoke is creamy, while stimulating the entire palate, all while remaining mild in intensity. 

The Bottle: 

This particular London Dry Gin was expertly blended for Marks & Spencer by the Langley Distillery in Oldury, England. The 37.5% ABV fine grain spirit is crafted with seven botanicals. The full ingredient list consists of demineralized water, alcohol, angelica, cassia, coriander seeds, grapefruit oil, juniper berries, dried licorice, and orris root.   

The Pairing: 

We skipped the tonic for this smooth gin, used a big rock, and added twist of lemon. The citrus really rounds off some of the botanicals and brightens up the muskiness that comes with some of the Olor tobacco in the cigar’s filler. The beverage is reminiscent of a Sprite minus carbonation, evoking the refreshing experience but leaving out the bubbles that would usually scrape the palate clean of the Grand Cru’s full flavor profile.

The Story:

The Grand Cru was first inspired in 1946 as the Chateau Series cigar. It was named to make the analogy between the soil effects and growing process of both cigars and wine. In addition, the quality of the cigars was inspired by that of high end Bordeaux wines.