Davidoff Signature No. 1 Limited Edition

📌 Brand: Davidoff
📌 Line: Signature
📌 Size: No. 1 (7 1/2" × 39) Lancero
📌 Weight: 10.4g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic

Tasting Notes

• Cream – Soft, elegant Davidoff foundation

• White Pepper – Brighter and sharper than usual for the line

• Cedar – Clean, crisp wood throughout

• Citrus Zest – Light acidity adding lift

First Impressions

The No. 1 is long, slender, and beautifully rolled with a silky Ecuadorian Connecticut Claro wrapper. Pre-light aromas bring cream, hay, and citrus. Cold draw is perfect, offering a whisper of pepper and wood.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Cream and cedar open softly, but a noticeable dose of white pepper makes the profile sharper than expected. Burn straight and clean.

• Second Third – Citrus zest and dried grass notes appear with elegance. Pepper remains strong, adding more intensity than usual for a Signature blend.

• Final Third – Pepper peaks and the cigar becomes slightly hot. A relight is needed, but the flavors recover into a refined cedar-cream close.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt , light fruit, soft oak, and gentle spice that complement the cigar’s cream-citrus balance without amplifying the pepper.

• Tea – High-Mountain Ali Shan Oolong (Taiwan), floral and buttery, rounding off the sharper edges of the spice.

Music Pairing

“Brown Sugar” – D’Angelo

Smooth groove gives warmth and richness missing from the sharper profile

Final Thoughts

The Davidoff Signature No. 1 is elegant, balanced, and long in profile, with cream, cedar, and citrus leading — but a surprisingly strong pepper kick pushes it outside classic Davidoff softness. One relight in the last stretch kept it just shy of perfection.

Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Pepper was slightly overpowering for the blend, and the single relight broke its otherwise refined rhythm.

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