Davidoff Millennium Robusto

Description

The Davidoff Millennium Robusto was introduced in 2001 as part of Davidoff’s respected White Label collection — a line built around a specific wrapper leaf the company says took hundreds of attempts to get right.

Construction & Origin

This 5¼ x 50 robusto uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper Davidoff refers to internally as “hybrid 151,” grown under direct sunlight and selected, by the brand’s own account, from roughly 300 candidate blends before settling on this final version. Underneath sits Dominican long-filler tobacco, giving the cigar a noticeably darker appearance than some of its White Label siblings despite sharing the same wrapper family. It’s produced in the Dominican Republic, where Davidoff has manufactured its cigars since founder Zino Davidoff shifted production there in 1991.

Flavor Profile

Medium to full-bodied, this cigar opens with cedar, leather, and a touch of spice, developing into caramel, sweet chocolate, and roasted coffee through the first two-thirds. Reviewers describe it as a genuine standout among Davidoff’s typically milder White Label offerings — though some note the final third can turn noticeably spicier and less refined than the smooth opening promised, a real point of disagreement among reviewers.

Why It’s Sought After

Millennium sits at a genuinely higher price point than most of Davidoff’s other White Label cigars, reflecting the brand’s claim of extensive blend-testing behind the wrapper itself. For fans of Davidoff’s house style looking for something with more depth than the milder Signature or Grand Cru lines, this remains one of the more distinctive, if occasionally inconsistent, options in the collection.