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St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald | PolitiFact-Florida
Congressman Kendrick Meek relishes a good cigar -- Padrons are his favorite, he told Cigar Aficionado magazine in a 2008 profile. He hosts an annual cigar party and is known to hand out cigars to members of Congress and their staff, and the cigar industry has helped fund his recent campaigns, the magazine reported. Padron Cigars, a longtime family business, is headquartered in Little Havana in Miami. Meek's U.S. Senate Democratic primary opponent, Jeff Greene, attacks Meek for his ties to the tobacco industry in a campaign flier accusing Meek of standing with special interests.
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Thursday, July 29 2010
 (Miami, FL) - Toraño Family Cigar Company, one of America’s most respected premium cigar manufacturers and distributors, announced today that Bruce M. Lewis, a veteran in the cigar industry with over 20 years experience, has been named Vice President Sales and Marketing.
Lewis joins Toraño Cigars at an important time for the company which has recently undergone several key changes which include establishing a new brand identity. The company, which recently took over their distribution, has changed their name from Toraño Cigars and has re-established themselves as Toraño Family Cigar Company.
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 Q: I've been smoking cigars for over 15 years and I have smoked everything available. Now I just want to stay with one brand. Is this normal?
- Frank A. in New York City
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Written by Gary Korb
Monday, July 26 2010
 This past Saturday, George Sosa, national sales director for Alec Bradley Cigars, and regional sales rep, Barry Blonder, stopped by the Famous Smoke Shop retail store for an in-store event. I'm sure they were glad to be inside, too. Pushing 98 degrees with killer humidity, I think it was the hottest day of the summer so far in the Lehigh Valley. Yet, despite the heat, the store had a pretty good turnout.
George offered me an Alec Bradley Family Blend VR1, a 5½" x 50 Robusto, and if my memory serves me correctly, that was the original and only size offered until April of this year when they expanded the line to five sizes. I hadn't smoked one in a while, so it was good to kick back and chat with George and Barry and some of the regulars while enjoying this rich-tasting, medium-bodied cigar.
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With the IPCPR trade show returning to New Orleans in a couple of weeks, I thought I'd dig out this video I took at last year's show featuring Ernesto Perez-Carrillo talking about his new company and their debut release, the limited edition E.P. Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009 cigars.
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Reviewed by Tom Bullock
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Reviewed by ToastedFoot.com
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Reviewed by Robert "The Reverend Hurricane" Meyn
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Reviewed by Tom Bullock
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Reviewed by Walt White
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