Davidoff Grand Cru 702 Robusto

📌 Brand: Davidoff
📌 Line: Grand Cru 702
📌 Size: Robusto (5 1/4" × 52)
📌 Weight: 16.5 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic

Tasting Notes

• Cream – Smooth, elegant foundation

• Almond – Soft, toasted nuttiness

• White Pepper – Clean, mild spice on the retrohale

• Cedar – Refined, classic woodiness

First Impressions

The Grand Cru 702 Robusto presents a silky, lightly oily Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with Davidoff’s signature pristine roll. Pre-light aromas show hay, cream, and faint almond. Cold draw is noticeably tight, hinting at restricted airflow.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Cream and almond open the profile gently. Smoke output is light due to the tight draw. Burn begins drifting unevenly.

• Second Third – Cedar and white pepper add depth, but the tight draw persists, muting transitions. Touch-ups needed as the burn wavers.

• Final Third – Pepper sharpens slightly, but flavors stay compact and restrained. Burn continues uneven, though the cigar never becomes harsh.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Ardbeg An Oa Single Malt - Light peat, honey, and herbal sweetness bring contrast and richness to a cigar that burns muted and tight.

• Tea – Korean Jeju Island Sejak Green Tea - Clean, crisp, slightly nutty, enhancing the cigar’s almond and cream while refreshing the palate.

Music Pairing

“Sunny” – Bobby Hebb - Warm and smooth, adding vibrancy where the cigar felt restrained.

Final Thoughts

The Davidoff Grand Cru 702 Robusto offers refined, subtle flavors of cream, cedar, and almond, but a tight draw and uneven burn hold it back from its full potential. The elegance is there — just harder to reach than it should be.

Final Score: 7/10
Why not a 10?
Tight draw muted flavor development, and uneven burn required correction, reducing overall refinement.

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