Good Times at Altadis
December 22nd, 2005
Honors and sponsorships kept Altadis U.S.A. and some of its products in the spotlight this past fall.
In November, the cigar-maker’s A. Turrent Churchill cigar, recently introduced in the United States by the company, was rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar Insider, placing it in the “outstanding” category.
The introduction of A. Turrent coincides with the Turrent family’s 125th anniversary as cigar makers. The family history dates back five generations to 1880 when Alberto Turrent left Cuba for Mexico’s fertile San Andres Valley. Today, led by Alberto Turrent IV and his son Alejandro, the Turrents are the industry’s oldest family as well as Mexico’s largest tobacco growers and makers of premium cigars.
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