This year is the year of the pig on the Chinese zodiac calendar and as the Swiss brand has done since 2012—or arguably 2011—it released a special cigar named after the holiday. The Davidoff Limited Edition 2019 Year of the Pig is a 6 x 56 toro gordo with a pigtail that uses an Ecuadorian habano 2000 wrapper and Mexican San Andrés binder. As for the the fillers, there are five: from the Dominican Republic there are hybrid olor/piloto visos, piloto secos and piloto visos; while the other two come from Nicaragua by way of Condega seco and Estelí ligero.
While the Chinese New Year was on Feb. 5, Davidoff released the Year of the Pig in November 2018, which allows it to capture holiday sales, as well as the Chinese New Year.
This is the seventh official year for the Zodiac Series, though the company also created a Year of the Dragon cigar in 2011 which is very much an exception. Every other release has prominently featured the popular Chinese colors of red and gold and the Year of the Pig is no exception.
- Davidoff Cuvée Selection 2012 Year of the Dragon (6 x 52) — $35 (Bundle of 10, $350)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2013 Year of the Snake (7 x 48) — $29.90 (Boxes of 8, $239.20) — 4,500 Boxes of 8 Cigars (36,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2014 Year of the Horse (6 x 60) — $31 (Boxes of 9, $279) — 5,000 Boxes of 9 Cigars (45,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2015 Year of the Sheep (6 1/2 x 54) — $35 (Boxes of 8, $280) — 3,000 Boxes of 8 Cigars (24,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2016 Year of the Monkey (6 1/2 x 50) — $34 (Boxes of 10, $340) — 3,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2017 Year of the Rooster (6 3/4 x 50) — $40 (Boxes of 10, $400) — 8,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (80,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2018 Year of the Dog (7 x 50) — $39 (Boxes of 10, $390) — 4,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (45,000 Total Cigars)
- Davidoff Limited Edition 2019 Year of the Pig (6 x 56) — $39 (Boxes of 10, $390) — 9,300 Boxes of 10 Cigars (93,000 Total Cigars)