Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Paul Palmer of Casa Fernandez Cigars. Paul’s first cousin, Eduardo Fernandez, owns Casa Fernandez and Aganorsa (an agricultural conglomerate), and Paul essentially heads up the tobacco division of Aganorsa, as well as Casa Fernandez. Aganorsa supplies tobacco for some of the...
read moreIn this part of the interview, Ernesto Padilla of Padilla Cigars shows us the technique the rollers at Padilla Cigars use to create handmade cigars in the Cuban style. The process is extremely challenging, and only the most experienced of rollers can produce quality cigars consistently. I hope you enjoy this tutorial on how to roll...
read moreToday, I’m back with Part 2 of my interview with Ernesto Padilla of Padilla Cigars. In this part of the interview, Ernesto finishes answering my questions and actually breaks some interesting news about the future plans for his website, online retailing, and more. After the interview, Ernesto explains the tobaccos that he uses...
read moreA few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Ernesto Padilla of Padilla Cigars at his cigar shop and factory in Little Havana, Miami. Ernesto has a beautiful cigar shop set up there on Calle Ocho, and I was very impressed with the care that went into the design and construction of the shop. The shop will also serve as a small...
read moreBelow is my first list, the Top 6 Cigar Companies of 2009. This list was especially difficult to produce, as there are many, many cigar companies that could have easily made this list. I’ve tried to be fair and include the companies whose cigars I enjoy the most. Here are my choices. Disclaimer: Tatuaje Cigars is a sponsor of...
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