Abe Dababneh, proprietor of Smoke Inn, is a  living legend in the cigar industry.

Abe has an empire contesting of a regional retail cigar powerhouse (12 Smoke Inn retail locations), a massive online presence (smokeinn.com), one of the biggest and best cigar festivals anywhere (the annual Great Smoke), a sought after series of cigars (the Smoke Inn Microblend Series) a successful poker tournament (Smoke Inn Poker Series) and a weekly radio show. He has served on the board of the IPCPR, been a defender of cigar rights through Cigar Rights of America and is a member of the Cigar Media Association. More than just a capitalist, Abe is also a philanthropist who donates his time to several charities, including the Kids Cancer Foundation. There are few people with such a varied resume in the cigar industry as Abe.