Dominican cigars

The Dominican cigars are among the best in the world, and this is all thanks to Fidel Castro. Why? Cuban cigars were the most renowned cigars in the world, practically with zero competition. The best cigars were all Cuban. After General Castro took control over the island in the Cuban revolution he nationalized all the factories from their previous owners and decided to run them himself. The families that owned the cigar factories fled Cuba, penniless and fearing for their lives.

Then came the US embargo that stopped all Cuban imports. The quality of Cuban cigars also declined, as the communist regime made a single brand for all the cigars produced in the island. After some years, many of the families that produced cigars in Cuba had made a comeback and with some money started to look for places to make again what they knew best- Cigars.

Dominican republic offered all the right conditions for tobacco growing, and it was a free port, so no additional taxes were paid for importation and tobacco production. Taking advantage that the Dominican republic already had proven it could produce good cigars, with old crops working regularly. Some cigar producers even brought with them some tobacco seeds from Cuba. With their expertise, they trained new personnel so good, pretty soon the Dominican republic had some of the best cigar rollers in the world, and because so much of the taste of the cigar is given by a good cigar roller, their confidence on making good Dominican cigars increased. The public, wanting some good cigars gave a warm welcome to their products, and the Dominican republic started to produce some of the finest cigars in the world.

The growth of this industry has been so impressive, almost half of the hand made cigars sold in the United States are Dominican cigars.

The fertile soil, steady rain, and hot climate permit the quality and unique flavor now so identified with Dominican cigars. On the other hand, slowly, and due to over exploitation in Cuba of the land, the cigars are becoming worse and few reviews like the harsh Cuban flavor and giving all the medals to the Dominican cigars. With brands such as Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo and Juliet, H. Upmann, Macanudo, and Cohiba using Dominican tobacco it's not surprising.

Even Davidoff has left Cuban production and preferred the Dominican republic.

With the '90 boom, production rose to 350 million cigars exported to fulfill world demand for a good smoke.

Some of the Dominican cigars are:

Abram Claro, Abram Natural, Arturo Fuente, Ashton, AVO, CC, Cohiba, Cusano Corojo, Cusano Killer Cameroon, Cusano Xclusivo, Cusno 18, H. Upmann, Henry Clay Maduro, La Gloria Cubana, Macanudo, Montecristo, Neptune, Onyx, Partagas and Romeo y Julieta.