Alfred Dunhill was truly a giant in the cigar industry in his day: prominent London tobacco retailer, pipe maker, entrepreneur and the founder of the Dunhill luxury goods company that lives on today. Dunhill opened his retail store in 1907 and developed relationships with a number of a Cuban cigar manufacturers; bear in mind that this was before the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and before all the brands came under the Cubatabaco banner. At one point, Dunhill had a portfolio of Dunhill Selección cigars that offerings from Bolívar, El Rey del Mundo, H. Upmann, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagás, Por Larrañaga, Ramón Allones and Romeo y Julieta, as well as lesser known brands including Flor de Cuba, Henry Clay, Don Candido and Cabañas. In addition, after the revolution he had the exclusive rights to a trio of brands: Don Cándido, its own Don Alfredo, and La Flor del Punto, as well as a number of Selección Suprema sizes that were produced by those previously mentioned marcas. This catalog page from 1959–60 shows just how extensive the collection was, numbering some 40 offerings. While Dunhill died on Jan. 2, 1959, he had left his eldest son, also named Alfred, in charge of the business which ...
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