Davidoff Aniversario No3

📌 Brand: Davidoff
📌 Line: Aniversario
📌 Size: No. 3 (6" × 50 Toro)- Tubos
📌 Weight: 14 g
📌 Age: 6 years
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic

Tasting Notes

• Cream – Silky smooth foundation

• Cedar – Gentle, woody balance

• Nuts – Toasted almond sweetness

• White Pepper – Subtle spice on the retrohale

First Impressions

The Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 shows a golden Ecuador wrapper with a refined, elegant appearance. Pre-light aromas give cream, hay, and cedar. Cold draw is a touch resistant but balanced.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with cream and cedar, mild pepper flickering in. Burn quickly shows issues, wavering and needing attention.

• Second Third – Almond and cream add subtle complexity, but construction falters with touch-ups and uneven combustion.

• Final Third – Pepper sharpens slightly, cedar lingers, but flavor evolution is overshadowed by constant burn problems.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé Champagne , crisp red fruit and acidity to elevate the mild creaminess.

• Tea – Gyokuro (Japan), lush umami and sweetness, giving depth the cigar struggles to show.

Music Pairing

“Let’s Stay Together” – Al Green

Smooth and warm, contrasting the cigar’s rough performance.

Final Thoughts

The Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 is refined in flavor, offering cream, cedar, and almonds, but construction issues plagued the entire experience. Despite elegant notes, the constant need for corrections dulled the enjoyment.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?
Frequent burn and construction problems kept the cigar from showcasing its true Davidoff finesse.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.