Fuente - Key West

[jiaguy]

Does anyone (K7) knwo if its true that the Fuentes started with rolling in Key West? An old tabacconist there told me so but there is not place big enough to be a cigar factory on the island only bundles and bundles of overpriced cigars or fauxibas

[drew_goring]

Does anyone (K7) knwo if its true that the Fuentes started with rolling in Key West? An old tabacconist there told me so but there is not place big enough to be a cigar factory on the island only bundles and bundles of overpriced cigars or fauxibas

I believe I read an article in CA that said the started somewhere in the US, then moved to the DR because labor was getting too expensive. I believe it was one or 2 issues before Christmas.

[drew_goring]

Here is a bit of info:

linky

[FunkyCold5]

Wow, thanks for the link Drew. That was a good read.

Andrew