# Episode 181: Vincent McGlone of Vicente Blends

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Podcast: [Simply Stogies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-stogies-14794)
Published: 2026-05-22T12:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5511

## Resource

James and Jimmy welcome Vincent McGlone, owner and blender of Vicente Blends, to the show. Vince talks about his engineering background and how he started Vicente Blends. What was a passion project has turned into a business. Vince discusses how his engineering background impacts is approach to blending and marketing. We talk about the difference in cultures between the Dominican Republic and the US and what Vince does to work through those. Vince gives us his take on the industry, cigar bands, and much more!

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