Brand History

Achille Splendore

Descendant of the Splendore family originated in the sixteenth century at the Italian region of Fagnano Castello. Born in Italy in the nineteenth century, the brother of Comendatore Alfonso Splendore and medical scientists. Achille, World famous scientist Parasitology degree in Agricultural Sciences. One of the most famous scholars of planting tobacco in the world. Discovered the Oaspora nicotianae fungus, which attacks the leaves of strong cigars in fermentation. Among the many scientific papers, was the author of “descriptive and Sinossi Icografia gender nicotianae Seed” published in two volumes. This work was so important that today still a reference for tobacco scientists. He was invited to assume the position of Superintendent of the area of ​​tobacco from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Federal Government of Rio de Janeiro.

Glauco Splendore

The entrepeneur and cigar lover, Glauco Splendore, planned to develop the perfect cigar, he consulted the best masterblends in the world, but even after many trips and experiments had not found the product that would include all the requirements of quality and refinement they was seeking.
The truth is that the producers reserved the secrets and access to their leaves to the best premium brands from the market or their own brands.
It was only in 2007 in an informal conversation with a major producer of cigars, Mr Glauco Splendore mentioned the work of his ancestor, the biologist Achille Splendore.
After that, the heir of one of the oldest cigar factories in the Dominican Republic has completely changed the attitude, the contributions of Achille Splendore, deserved to be honored, and, in an act of nobility, he open access to its inventory of leaves and their best manufacturing techniques employed only for top brands in the market.
The cigar brand was named in honor of his illustrious ancestor: Splendore!”

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