Paul Garmirian, or P.G, is a noted cigar

Cigar

A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...

 brand named after its founder, Lebanese born cigar connoisseur

Connoisseur

A connoisseur is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts, cuisines, or an expert judge in matters of taste.Modern connoisseurship must be seen along with museums, art galleries and "the cult of originality"...

 Paul Garmirian.

History

Paul Garmirian founded his company in 1990 after doing extensive research on cigars for his book The Gourmet Guide To Cigars, published the same year. Paul Garmirian separates himself from other cigar manufacturers because he does not sell to discount catalogs or wholesalers. He sticks true to his word and limits the number of shops that can carry his product.

Notable smokers

Paul Garmirian cigars are famous for being a choice cigar for Washington insiders. According to US News & World Report, Presidents

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 all have indulged in PGs. Candidates who ran for US President in the 2008 Presidential Race

United States presidential election, 2008

The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

, Republican Party candidate Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....

 and Democratic Party candidate Bill Richardson have been known to enjoy Paul Garmirian cigars. Other politicians that enjoy Paul Garmirian cigars include California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....

, former Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 Senator and Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...

star Fred Thompson, and former Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

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 director George Tenet

George Tenet

George John Tenet was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University....

. David Letterman

David Letterman

David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...

is also known to smoke PG cigars.

Aged Cigars

Paul Garmirian is an expert on aged cigars, all cigars he receives from Henke Kelner are aged for an additional year before they are sold. A certain number of cigars are put aside hidden up in the rafters of his warehouse where they are aged for 5+ years. These cigars are signed by Paul Garmirian himself and dated the year they were made. These cigars are not included in Paul Garmirian's official price sheet nor is Paul Garmirian willing to disclose what product is on hand. Paul Garmirian himself discusses what he is willing to sell. These products are called by either: Paul Garmirian Signature Series or Paul Garmirian Family Aged.

Cigar Lines

Paul Garmirian Symphony 20 - Limited Edition

Paul Garmirian Gourmet Series 15th Anniversary

Paul Garmirian Soiree

Paul Garmirian Gourmet Series

Paul Garmirian Gourmet II

Paul Garmirian Maduro

Paul Garmirian Reserva Exculsiva

Artisans Selection By Paul Garmirian