Star Cigar

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Star Cigar is a brand of cigars and accessories manufactured in the Dominican Republic and distributed worldwide. Fran “Shon” Shatone Brooks invented the product and introduced it to the United States in May 2013.[1] Robusto cigars are created from a mixture of Dominican tobacco leaves, and finished with a round cap.

A single robusto from the Star Cigar line

Smoke Magazine Review and Hard Rock Casino Debut

In March 2014, less than a year after it was introduced to consumers, S.O.B. Robusto was featured in Smoke Magazine, cigarweekly (The limited Shon Brooks[2] "Star Cigar" becomes one of the highest rated cigars on the planet.),[3] a quarterly lifestyle publication for cigar enthusiasts. The cigar received ratings between 87 and 95 on a 100-point rating scale, which represent very good to excellent.[4]

In 2014 Brooks secured an agreement with Hard Rock to retail the cigars in the five-star Hard Rock Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.[5]

References

  1. "Shon Brooks Invents "Star Cigar" for Dominican Republic". May 3, 2013.
  2. "Amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "Shon Brooks Television and Star Cigar Brand Reaches 4 Billion Views - Unplugged". CigarWeekly - Magazine & forums. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "Smoke's Cigar Reviews".
  5. "Shon Brooks "Star Cigar" Hits the Hard Rock Casino". July 12, 2013.