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Redux: Los Libertadores Robusto

A little known fact to today’s cigars smokers is that Litto Gomez produced another cigar before starting the famed La Flor Dominicana brand. After being robbed of $400,000 of jewelry at a store called Pekin’s that he owned in Miami’s North Beach in 1993, he quit that job and went to work for a cigar [...]

Review: Los Libertadores Robusto

For  those of you that don’t know. In 1993, Litto Gomez was working as a Jewelry maker when he was robbed of $400,000 of jewelry at a store called Pekin’s that he owned in Miami’s North Beach. The violent experience changed his outlook on life, and four months later, he started working at a cigar [...]