Patrick Vivalo, one of the more well-known sales executives at Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and the creator of the Vivalo Serie Exclusivo cigar line, has announced that he will be leaving the company on Feb. 27 and formally launching his own cigar brand, Vivalo Cigars, on March 1. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon via his personal Facebook account. In a post addressed to friends and family, Vivalo said expressed thanks to his mentors and said that he knew from the day he started working in the cigar industry in 1997, he knew he wanted it to be a life-long career. Vivalo was most recently in charge of in-house sales for Rocky Patel. He joined the company in 2002. “I have always waited for the day to do my own thing and the day is finally here,” said Vivalo to halfwheel. “I just want to make great cigars for people to enjoy. After that, I don’t know much else to say except that I hope people enjoy my creations!” On the cigar side, it was a cigar that he had blended for himself at the company’s Honduran production facilities that caught the attention of two retailers, Tinder Box of Waldorf, Md. and Dan’s Cigar ...
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