Davidoff Cigars Art Edition 2017

Davidoff cigars have divulged the ‘hush hush’ details of their ‘Davidoff Limited Art Edition 2017’ that will start shipping next month.

This is the third instalment in their much loved ‘Art Edition’ series, joining releases from 2014 and 2016. This limited run of crafted cigars was born out of the Davidoff Art Initiative, which supports contemporary art and artists in the Caribbean, art organisations, and harbours cultural engagement between the Caribbean and the rest of the world.

The ‘Art Edition’ series also encourages opportunity and visibility to the art and culture of the wider Caribbean region, which includes the Dominican Republic, where much of the cigar brands production is based.

This year’s cigar boasts an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder with filler tobaccos that include Brazilian Mata Fina and Cubra Visos, as well as Dominican San Vicente Mejorado Visos, Piloto Visos and a Seco that is a hybrid of Olor and Pilotico.

Davidoff describes it as ‘a creamy and complex blend of sweetness and spice, with flavours of wood, ginger and leather found throughout.

It is being released in a single 6 x 54 ring gauge Toro Vitola, coming in boxes of 10 cigars and is expected to be priced at £30 per stick. There will be 1,000 numbered boxes of each of the five pieces produced, for a total run of 5,000 boxes and 50,000 cigars. A part of the revenue generated by the Limited Art Edition 2017 will be dedicated to sustaining the Davidoff Art Initiative and supporting young Caribbean emerging artists.

Rodell Warner, a multimedia artist who was born in Trinidad & Tobago, is providing the art work. He has exhibited his art in Kingston, Johannesburg, London, New York, Washington, and Maracaibo and was a recipient of the 2011 Commonwealth Connections International Arts Residency. His accolades don’t end there, he was an artist in residence at Caribbean Linked II in Aruba in 2013, and at New Local Space (NLS) in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2014.

The ‘Davidoff Art Edition Series 2017’ will feature five works from Mr Warner, under the name “Nature Reimagined”, which are titled; ‘Aerial View’, ‘Marble Sky’, ‘Hyper Flower’, ‘Sun Scene’ and ‘Water Sculpture’.

“We quickly learned that what we wanted to discover and communicate is what connects the cigars and the art. What goes into the production is what we care about; with both the cigars and the images. We realised that we are designing experiences that are sought out for the pleasure they give, and that we take pleasure in giving only our best.” Mr Warner said.

Davidoff said that “Warner was granted free rein to create an entirely new body of work, highlighting both his strengths as a visual artist and Davidoff’s own commitment to excellence in its handcrafted, luxury products.”

Davidoff will be showcasing its devotion to the art world by hosting a lounge at Art Basel that seeks to be a creative retreat and forum to exchange ideas and enjoy discourses. It will feature the ‘Limited Art Edition 2017’ cigar as well as a selection of works from Warner and previous Limited Art Edition artists Quisqueya Henríquez and Olivia McGilchrist.