Last week while Guillermo Leon was in NYC on vacation he gave me a call to meet up to have a cigar. Little did I know that night would be a trip down memory lane of the first night I was in the Dominican Republic as a guest of the Miami Cigar Co. and La Aurora Cigars. For those who do not know Guillermo Leon is the owner of the La Aurora Cigar Company and one the nicest most genuine people in the business.

Having spent the earlier part of the day at a Jose Blanco cigar seminar I was surprised when Guillermo called my phone asking if I was free to meet later in the evening. Of course even if I wasn’t I would of made sure I was. It’s not often the owner of a cigar company gives you a call requesting to light one up with you while he is on vacation.