re: Let's talk Cigars

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The greatest collaboration the industry has seen was presented yesterday at the PCA, Carlos Carlito Fuente Jr. blended a cigar to honor Jose Orlando Padron, Jorge Padron blended a cigar to honor Carlos Fuente, over two years in the making that will go down in history ????????

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That is the quote from José Blanco who is basically working with Tabacalera A. Fuente, these days.

Cigar Journal article

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Carlos A. Fuente, Sr. and José O. Padrón were friends and colleagues for over 50 years. They shared common bonds – a passion for the finest Cuban cigar-making traditions and deep respect for their family names. They passed these values on to their children. Their sons, Carlito Fuente and Jorge Padrón, together with their families, have partnered to honor and remember the Fuente and Padrón family patriarchs. For the first time, the families are collaborating on a joint project, a commemorative 40-cigar box in honor of their fathers and their legacies.

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In keeping with their fathers’ tradition of giving, a percentage of the proceeds from the sales of this collaboration will be donated to the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation and the Padrón Family Foundation.

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