The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 1

(Tobacco Business Magazine) In February 1984, Hendrik “Henke” Kelner established Tabacos Dominicanos, better known as Tabadom, in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic. Positioned close to the Dominican cigarmaking capital of Santiago and near the tobacco fields of the Dominican’s Cibao Valley, Tabadom became a leader in the Dominican cigar industry almost from the start.
While the company’s geographical position certainly aided its ascension, Tabadom’s talented and dedicated workforce played a much larger role in its long-term success. At Tabadom, the employees are as important an ingredient to success as the tobacco and rolling techniques the company uses to make its cigars. The pursuit of cigar perfection is the daily mission for the factory team, which makes no compromises in any of the processes that go into making cigars. Continued