http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html On January 16, 2008, Doc made a visit to the Arganese factory in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. It was a great afternoon and included a tour of the factory and dinner at Gene Arganese’s beautiful home in Santiago. http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#0 c8fe37fb-556b-46e4-b0d3-61d91f3059ad http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03988/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03988/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Arganese Factory: Tamboril, Dominican Republic</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#1 df9e2e41-bbc0-43ec-b11d-c05d35686b2a http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03989/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03989/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Factory as seen from the street</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#2 066f9e62-95ed-4416-93f2-f58fd13a59a1 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04006/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04006/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene Arganese: President of Arganese Cigars</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#3 0540ed5e-b37b-4230-ad0a-5014bf6788ad http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03995/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03995/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene with Master Blender Gustavo Peña</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#4 af34f496-ea0f-40a3-acbe-dd17bf07cddd http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03990/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03990/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inside the Arganese factory</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#5 d825bd88-1706-49f1-960e-915d215e1b54 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03991/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03991/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cigar Roller: “Torcedor”</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#6 4641896e-b9f2-4ab5-8397-ebd42272bf1d http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03993/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03993/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cigar Buncher: “Bonchero”</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#7 dfb0f5dc-b6e6-43aa-afb6-1bbf53a4ac8f http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03999/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03999/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Placing bunched tobacco into a press</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#8 09e66236-1c61-482f-a389-15cdf30d4a1d http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03994/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03994/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Wheels of figurados</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#9 b59c5ffd-5623-426b-8dcd-4c98a1894bd6 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03996/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03996/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene explaining the process to Mike of CigarLive forum</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#10 96063480-2512-46a4-81fe-cc3db59915f1 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03998/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC03998/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">These figurados have beautiful wrappers</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#11 8b0d9f91-00a8-4860-aff2-158590285c3b http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04000/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04000/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene examines new maduro</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#12 78c9d9de-33cb-4627-b419-b6b98d58890d http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04002/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04002/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Checking the inventory...</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#13 a104b979-69b4-4df9-92a2-ab8aa5dcaf57 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04003/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04003/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">... in one of the aging rooms</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#14 bce7d5bb-24c7-4b37-9a2f-22cc3fcfd776 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04009/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04009/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Senior Manager Cris Vazquez smokes a maduro</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#15 bcde0db3-ff64-46b2-9864-5dcfd6e95fdd http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04012/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04012/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene sitting at his desk</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#16 8061530f-5f82-4483-95b4-458473c94a3b http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04011/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04011/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gene wearing his Stogie Fresh cap</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#17 7eb39ba9-9b5a-4671-bce3-9888c3dd85b6 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04024/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04024/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">At Gene’s home there’s...</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#18 2c5d4b7f-ed90-4f60-8bc7-80584d98ddc4 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04025/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04025/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">... always a fresh supply of Arganese Cigars</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#19 28b2ac25-c773-4eab-9f8b-491dbb45a623 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04034/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04034/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Mike Cusano of Cusano Cigars pays a visit to Gene’s House</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#20 b58d039d-0113-4978-9db8-be21addc2807 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04035/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04035/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Mike enjoying the social at Gene’s house</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#21 109fdec4-71ae-42b8-9f9e-5cd38b320204 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04042/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04042/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Yesenia (center) with Mike and Gene</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#22 0c39ee61-cbbd-4510-bef6-6aab199a28b1 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04037/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04037/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Mike, Doc and Gene</p></div></div> http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars.html#23 e170064b-1336-43be-9b5f-d7426bd0fa54 http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04044/thumb.jpg http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Site/Arganese_Cigars_files/Media/DSC04044/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; 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