MACANUDO CIGARS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MACANUDO CIGARS – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Macanudo was originally the name of a frontmark produced in Guatemala by the makers of the Cuban brand of Punch.

In 1971, General Cigar, which had acquired rights to the name outside of Cuba.

Introducing a completely distinct Macanudo as a brand unto itself.

It was developed in Jamaica under the leadership of Ramón Cifuentes, a veteran of Cuban cigar maker Partagas.

Production shifted from Cuba after the revolution there in 1959, first to Jamaica, then to the Dominican Republic in October 2000.