Greece had no tradition in cigar manufacturing , so Tsoutsos and a group of local agriculturists travelled to Cuba in 2000 to acquire a fundamental know - how of the industry .
The company was founded in at the initiative of Yiannis Tsoutsos , the mayor of Potamia .
Greece had no tradition in cigar manufacturing , so mayor and a group of local agriculturists travelled to Cuba in 2000 to acquire a fundamental know - how of the industry .
The company was founded in at the initiative of Yiannis Tsoutsos , the mayor of Potamia .