Benji Menendez & Russ Sutton at IPCPR tradeshow in Vegas

Arturo Fuente & Russ Sutton at IPCPR tradeshow in Vegas 2013

While at the annual IPCPR tradeshow in Vegas this year Russ Sutton, one of the owners here at Cutters Cigar Emporium, spent time with several of the most notable Cigar manufacturers in the business. Among them were Arturo Fuente of Arturo Fuente Cigars, they have a history of cigar making that dates back over 100 years. Russ also spent time with Benjamin Menendez the Senior VP of General Cigar Co. they are the manufacturer of Macanudo and Partagas as well as many more cigars of note. Benji learned about tobacco while working beside his father when they were majority shareholders in the Menendez, Garcia y Cia Cigar Factory in Cuba until Castro nationalized the company and they were forced to leave Cuba and start over.