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SMOKE SIGNALS

igars have of course been popular with Manhattan’s movers and shakers as well as connoisseurs of fine living in general for many years. So it may surprise you to learn that the city recently got its very first Cigar Sommelier, now in residence at the Soho Cigar Bar. This isn’t just a courtesy title or marketing ploy; Michael Dounoulis is now certified by the Tobacconist University, in Princeton, N.J. “Once I found out that I could be the first one in New York City, I needed to make sure I did.

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