Cuesta-Rey

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Cuesta-Rey (originally 'La flor de Cuesta-Rey' and still printed on the box) is a brand of hand-made cigar, founded in 1884 by Angel LaMadrid Cuesta and Peregrino Rey.

Cuesta, a Spaniard had apprenticed in cigar making in Cuba before he met Rey, and they formed the company in Tampa, Florida making 'clear Havanas' (cigars made in the US of Havana tobacco).

In 1958 Carl Cuesta, Angel's son sold the company to the Newman cigar co. and since the 1980's they have been produced in the Dominican Republic.

[edit] Current Brands

• Cabinet Selection
• Centenario Coleccion
• Centro Fino Sungrown

[edit] Previous Brands

[edit] References

• R.C. Hacker, The ultimate cigar book (2003, 3rd Ed.) ISBN 0-931253-14-4
• Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars (2006 ed.), Richard B. Perelman, ISBN 1-893273-07-5
• Bati, Anwer - "The Cigar Companion" (1997, Reprinted: 1998-2000, 2003), ISBN 1-84092-413-6