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Habanos S.A.: The word habanos literally means Havanese, or “from Havana,” and is the term used in the Spanish-speaking world for Havana cigars and, sometimes, cigars in general. Habanos S.A. owns the trademarks of every brand of Cuban-made tobacco goods in the countries these are exported to, and franchises the La Casa del Habano chain of cigar stores. To control distribution and protect against counterfeiting, Habanos S.A. exports exclusively to one company in each country. The only nation to which Habanos S.A. doesn’t sell cigars is the USA, which have had a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962. |
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Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia: Arturo Fuente learned the art of cultivating tobacco and manufacturing handmade cigars from his father in Cuba. The Fuente family left Cuba for the USA at the turn of the 20th century and took up business in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. |
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General cigar co. : The history of General Cigar began in 1848 when Ferdinand Kullman –later to change his name to Cullman – immigrated to the USA from Germany. His grandson developed the Connecticut Shade wrapper, an invaluable contribution to the cigar world. Cullman Brothers bought General Cigar Company in 1960 to become the leading manufacturer and marketer of premium cigars with impressive brands. |
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La Flor Dominicana: La Flor Dominicana (“Dominican Flower”) is a cigar brand manufactured by Tabacalera La Flor SA, a company started in 1996 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The company was founded and is currently owned by cigar maker Litto Gomez Diez, whom Cigar Aficionado Magazine called “arguably the most innovative mind in the cigar business.” Gomez, a jeweler-turned-cigar maker, embarked on the business after his jewelry store in Miami was robbed at gunpoint of about US$400,000 worth of jewelry. Today the company’s factory is based in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. |
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El Rey de los Habanos: El Rey de los Habanos is the first brand of premium cigars to be created by José “Pepin” Garcia after his arrival in the United States, and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Little Havana, Miami, Florida. It was released for national distribution in 2005. The cigar is medium to full bodied, with a creamy, rich taste. It is a Nicaraguan puro, being constructed entirely of tobacco from Nicaragua. The wrapper is a “Corojo Rosado Claro.” Its red band has given it the name “Don Pepin Red Label”. |
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