i'm not certain of the dates,but guessing in the 70's and 80's,te-amo was the most popular cigar in NYC......this was pre-boom...cigar sales,in general,were way down.....there wasn't alot of product.......as we entered the 90's and the boom took hold,te-amo became a forgotten brand...typical of most mexican product.
.......there was a new york ny edition of the te-amo (i think that's what it was called)....it was a tribute to the popularity in NYC.....i'd reccomend the turrent..but NOT the te-amo....