To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pa. turned to one of the biggest names in the cigar industry for a store-exclusive release: Padrón. Last month, the store released the Famous 75th Padrón 1926 Serie, which comes in a 5 x 54 box pressed robusto vitola and is available in either a Nicaraguan habano or Nicaraguan habano maduro wrapper. 1,500 boxes of each version are being produced, with box prices set at $210 and single stick prices at $21. “Both Jorge (Padrón) and I owe a lot to our parents and the values they taught us,” said Arthur Zaretsky, CEO of Famous Smoke Shop via a press release. “So, in celebrating our 75 year legacy as Famous Smoke Shop, and in the spirit of family, we celebrate you–our customer–with this special cigar from Padrón.” Famous Smoke Shop started in October 1939 in midtown Manhattan as a cigar and gift shop founded by David and Rose Zaretsky. Their son, Arthur, would join the company in 1970–the same year that Famous published its first catalog–and he would go on to assume ownership in 1984. In 1997, Famous-Smoke.com was launched, the first of a roster of websites that would go ...
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