Padron
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Jerry Mir of TOR Imports: The unsung hero behind the rise of New World Cigars in the UK
Walk into almost any specialist cigar retailer in the UK today and you’ll find a humidor stocked with cigars from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Honduras sitting comfortably alongside Cuba’s most famous brands. For today’s cigar smoker, that choice feels entirely normal. It wasn’t always that way! Three decades ago, Cuban cigars dominated the UK…
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Padron – 1964 Anniversary Series Principe
The next cigar I will smoke as part of my cigar challenge is from the Padron cigar brand. I will be smoking the Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Principe. The stats: Length: 4 1/2″Ring Gauge: 46″Strength: Medium to FullCountry of origin: Cost: £19.52 @ Smoking Jacket Wrapper: NicaraguaBinder: NicaraguaFiller: Nicaragua Background: Cuban-native José Orlando Padrón founded the Padron cigar brand in Miami in 1964.…