Hall of Fame Class of 2022

We welcome five new inductees to the Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame, honoring the people who have truly made their mark on the world of fine cigars

BY GREGORY MOTTOLA

Fernando Domínguez President and CEO Tabacalera S.L.U. An executive who has always put quality ahead of quantity, Fernando Domínguez is the CEO of Tabacalera S.L.U. He is an instrumental part of an organization that not only owns half of Habanos S.A., which controls Cuba’s cigar industry, but also owns Altadis U.S.A., one of the largest producers of premium cigars in the United States. He knows the world of Cuban cigars like few others, having served as co-president of Habanos S.A. for six years and living in Havana during that time. It would be neither hyperbole nor hubris to say that Domínguez was crucial in improving the state of Cuban cigars across the board. He’s been in the tobacco business since 1985, but his restorative efforts began in the early 2000s, a rather dark…

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2022

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