This professional certification is designed to serve the hospitality industry, including fine dining establishments, golf/country clubs, casino lounges, and wine/liquor/cocktail bars and stores. The curriculum and final exam is specially tailored to meet the service needs of these businesses and customers.
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Tobacconist University® is the exclusive educational curriculum of the PCA (Formerly IPCPR). Founded in 1933, PCA is the leading advocate and authority for the premium cigar and pipe industry. Retail PCA members can get certified for FREE by Tobacconist University®.
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Tobacconist Tip #349
Any tobacco leaf used as a cigar wrapper must be elastic, have high tensile strength, consistent color and texture. Wrapper leaves must be as resilient as they are beautiful. These stringent criteria make wrapper leaves the most expensive part of a cigar.