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Notes from the Dominican floor — heritage, craft, and the leaf my father trained me to read.
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Reading a Cigar Wrapper: 7 Tells of a Well-Aged Stick
Reading a Wrapper: The 7 Visual Tells of a Well-Aged Cigar By Sander Hamilton, Co-Founder of Sivonte There's a thing that happens in cigar lounges that I never quite got used to. A...
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Hand-Checked Draw: Why 1 in 5 Sivonte Cigars Gets Rejected
What "Hand-Checked Draw" Actually Means (And Why 1 in 5 Cigars Fails Ours) By Sander Hamilton, Co-Founder of Sivonte The...
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Sandro Gerber: The Other Co-Founder of Sivonte | Caminovación
The Other Co-Founder: Sandro Gerber and the Friendship That Built Sivonte By Sander Hamilton, Co-Founder of Sivonte There's a part...
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The Cuban Seed, Dominican Soil: Why Heritage Tobacco Tastes Different in the DR
The Cuban Seed, Dominican Soil: Why Heritage Tobacco Tastes Different in the DR By Sander Hamilton, Co-Founder of Sivonte The...