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09-19-2019, 12:46 PM | #10 |
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John, do you have links for that? I remember some of the articles or seeing the information.
It is really sad, like Rafa and George mention, Carlos Toraño cigars have been, are and were sort of a big deal around CW. They were popular, then when Exodus came out in 2005, they "blew up" here. Frank Santos, being a member of the Toraño family, posted here a great deal and became a true friend to more than a few of us. And, a friend, he remains. It was a perfect storm for an enjoyable few years, there between 2001 and about 2006. Those cigars were excellent, however. There was a CW Herf when Carlos visited Roger McLain's (TinderBox215 on here) Tinder Box location in Mobile. Almost the entire Gulf Coast crew and Mobile Mafia got down here for that one. Then Frankie left his family's business. 2007-2010 we get excise taxes at Federal and state levels to fund S-Chip programs and small-medium size companies are forced to sell to the big comglomerates so as not to lose their asses in taxation. I wonder what the non-compete/privacy statutes are, now, for the Toraño family? If, after a certain point, they can get back in the business for themselves? If they will be allowed to use their own name again; if they will be allowed to make their same cigars and blends again?
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