It was no secret that President JFK was a devoted cigar aficionado, so it was a bit of a shock in 1962 when he declared an embargo to stop all Cuban products, including his favorite smokes, from entering the country. Although not a blow personally as he’s rumored to have asked staffers to stockpile 1,200…
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2016 marked the 50th anniversary of Cohiba cigars, one of the world’s most prestigious and well-respected cigar brands. To celebrate this milestone, Cohiba released a series of special edition cigars that were highly sought after by cigar enthusiasts around the globe. Cohiba cigars were first introduced in 1968 and quickly gained a reputation for their…
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[one_fourth last=”no”][/one_fourth] Shipping is included in the price. [button color=”red”] BUY NOW [/button] Size: Length: 4 3/4″ Ring Gauge: 61 (122mm x 24.41mm) Type: Robusto Gordo Boxes in combo: 5 Cigars per box: Varies Plants grown from Cuban seeds in both Nicaragua and Ecuador. Filler and binder Nicaraguan. Wrapper Ecuadorian. This cigar (雪茄) certainly follows the recent…
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Trinidad Cigars Background and History The Trinidad Fundadores has been exclusively produced for Fidel Castro since 1980 – so the story goes. For many years, the only boxes of the cigars that were allowed to leave Cuba were the ones presented to foreign diplomats as gifts. The brand made its official launch as a Cuban…
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Sancho Panza Cigars The brand of Sancho Panza cigars is named after the simple farmer recruited as a squire by the fictional Don Quixote in the famous 1605 novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It may have been the unique, earthy wit of the Sancho character in the story that prompted Emilio Ahmsted, the creator of…
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San Cristobal Cigars The San Cristobal is the latest, and considered quite possibly to be the last new series of Cuban brand cigars. Launched in 1996, the brand was named after the original name of the famous Cuban cigar city, Havana. San Cristobal cigars boast four sizes (vitolas). Each one is named for one of…
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The Rafael Gonzalez brand cigar dates back to approximately 1928. The cigar originally went by the name La Flor de Marquez. Rafael Gonzalez became the registered trademark of the cigar in 1936. The Sociedad El Rey Del Mundo registered the new name in Cuba. The cigars are made from the finest tobacco grown in the…
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