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'''Padrón Cigars''' is a company that produces [[cigar|cigars]] from [[Nicaragua]]. The company was founded in [[1964]]<ref>[http://www.padron.com/cigar_anniversary.php Padrón Cigars | Cigar Selection | Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] by José Orlando Padrón. Padrón had moved there from [[Cuba]]. In [[1970]], Padrón moved the company to [[Esteli]], [[Nicaragua Because of political problems in Nicaragua, the company opened a second factory in [[Honduras]] in [[1977]], and after an [[embargo]] was placed on Nicaragua by the [[United States]] in [[1985]], production was shifted entirely to the plant in Honduras.<ref>[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,159,00.html Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Stars | Jorge Padrón<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The company did not continue production out of Nicaragua again until [[1990]].<ref>[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,159,00.html Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Stars | Jorge Padrón<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
'''Padrón Cigars''' is a company that produces [[cigar|cigars]] from [[Nicaragua]]. The company was founded in [[1964]]<ref>[http://www.padron.com/cigar_anniversary.php Padrón Cigars | Cigar Selection | Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] by José Orlando Padrón. Padrón had moved there from [[Cuba]]. In [[1970]], Padrón moved the company to [[Esteli]], [[Nicaragua Because of political problems in Nicaragua, the company opened a second factory in [[Honduras]] in [[1977]], and after an [[embargo]] was placed on Nicaragua by the [[United States]] in [[1985]], production was shifted entirely to the plant in Honduras.<ref>[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,159,00.html Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Stars | Jorge Padrón<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The company did not continue production out of Nicaragua again until [[1990]].<ref>[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,159,00.html Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Stars | Jorge Padrón<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Padrón Cigars is managed entirely by the Padrόn family, under the leadership |
Padrón Cigars is managed entirely by the Padrόn family, under the leadership entirely by Jorge Padrón, son of José O. Padrón. The company controls all aspects of cigar production, including [[tobacco]] growing, sorting, processing, cigar manufacturing, and distribution.<ref>[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/Cigar_Stars_Profile/0,2547,159,00.html Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Stars | Jorge Padrón<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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[[Image:Padroncigars.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Examples of Padrón's three most common production series: a standard Padrón cigar (top); an Anniversary series (middle); and a 1926 Serie (bottom).]] |
[[Image:Padroncigars.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Examples of Padrón's three most common production series: a standard Padrón cigar (top); an Anniversary series (middle); and a 1926 Serie (bottom).]] |
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Padrón Cigars is a company that produces cigars from Nicaragua. The company was founded in 1964[1] in Miami, Florida by José Orlando Padrón. Padrón had moved there from Cuba. In 1970, Padrón moved the company to Esteli, [[Nicaragua Because of political problems in Nicaragua, the company opened a second factory in Honduras in 1977, and after an embargo was placed on Nicaragua by the United States in 1985, production was shifted entirely to the plant in Honduras.[2] The company did not continue production out of Nicaragua again until 1990.[3]
Padrón Cigars is managed entirely by the Padrόn family, under the leadership entirely by Jorge Padrón, son of José O. Padrón. The company controls all aspects of cigar production, including tobacco growing, sorting, processing, cigar manufacturing, and distribution.[4]
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