Editorial Score: 92/100
Smoking Time: 45 – 60 minutes
Author: Raudy Jimenez
Tasting Date: 02/11/2026
Technical Sheet
- Origin: Dominican Republic
- Factory: Davidoff Cigars Dominicana
- Vitola/Format: Robusto (5 × 50)
- Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Ecuador Habano / Negro San Vicente / Dominican & Nicaraguan
- Perceived Strength: Medium-Full
- Release Year: 2016
- Reference Price: 20 USD
- Market: International specialty retail
History and Context
Yamasá represents one of Davidoff’s most ambitious agricultural projects, focused on cultivating tobacco in the Yamasá region of the Dominican Republic — an area historically considered challenging due to soil composition.
The blend integrates this Dominican character with Nicaraguan components and an Ecuador Habano wrapper, positioning the line as a stronger, more structured offering within Davidoff’s portfolio.
Smoking Experience
Cold
Earth-forward aromas with subtle sweetness. The wrapper shows visible veins but maintains solid structural integrity.
First Third
Notes of nuts, earth, wood and light fruit tones. Intensity builds progressively.
Draw: correct
Burn: straight
Strength: medium-full
Bitterness and spice remain controlled.
Second Third
Smoky, spiced and pepper-forward notes develop. Evolution is evident.
The strength displays a passive-aggressive behavior: not abrupt, but steadily increasing pressure on the palate.
Ash: compact.
Balance: maintained despite strength progression.
Final Third
Light floral notes appear alongside butter, pepper and smoke.
The finish becomes notably creamy, with defined coffee and cocoa tones that round out the experience.
Complexity: medium-high
Smoke production: medium
No overheating detected.
Construction and Burn
- Draw: correct
- Relights: none
- Ash: compact
- Burn line: stable
- Temperature: controlled
- Construction: excellent
- Defects: none observed
Editorial Verdict
Davidoff Yamasá Robusto delivers a structured, medium-full experience with clear progression and cumulative strength impact. The passive yet firm development of intensity defines its character. Excellent construction supports a creamy, coffee-and-cocoa finish that adds coherence to the profile. It stands as a more assertive expression within the brand’s portfolio.
Detailed Scoring
- Flavor & Complexity: 28/30
- Balance & Integration: 14/15
- Construction & Draw: 18/20
- Burn & Ash: 14/15
- Finish & Persistence: 9/10
- Consistency: 4/5
- Value: 5/5
Final Score: 92/100
Justification: clear third transitions, progressive strength behavior, straight burn, no relights, excellent construction and creamy coffee-cocoa finish.
To learn more about how we rated this cigar, visit our Review Methodology page.
Within the portfolio of Davidoff, the Davidoff Yamasá line represents one of the brand’s clearest efforts to explore bolder Dominican profiles through tobacco developed in the region of Yamasá.
In the Robusto format, the blend tends to present a more concentrated structure compared to other vitolas in the same line. The perceived strength builds gradually, supported by an earthy and spicy foundation that reflects the character of tobacco grown in the more complex soils of this area of the Dominican Republic.
It is not necessarily a blend designed for quick smoking sessions or for smokers seeking mild profiles. It performs best when smoked at a slower pace, allowing the transitions between thirds to express themselves more clearly while maintaining the balance typically associated with the brand’s blends.
