Dominican cigars have stolen the mantle from Cubans as the only cigars with real taste and quality. Cuba does not allow the competition required for the cigar market and as a result has lost the infrastructure to house the best plants.

The city of Santiago de los Caballeros saw a huge increase in cigar factories during the 1990’s cigar boom. They made use of highly skilled Dominican cigar rollers to produce, well constructed cigars, in a variety of shapes and strengths.
The Dominican Republic, being the largest producer in the world, is known to cigar aficionados as “Cigar Country”.

The powerful combination of the Carribean climate and well fertilized soil result in the production of high quality tobacco.

Dominican cigars satisfy the taste of connoiseurs by offering excellent flavor and a strong draw sufficient to rival any Cuban brand. While Cuban varieties may be more well known, the Domincan cigars are of a higher quality and cover a wide variety of strengths, colors and aromas.

Some popular brands of Dominican Cigars…

Arturo Fuente - a heavy weight cigar made with high quality tobaccos.

La Aurora - a mild to medium taste made from a blend of Dominican tobaccos.

León Jimenes - a medium tasting variety with a Connecticut wrapper.

Carbonell - a very mild cigar with no aftertaste.

Cojimar - a sugar-tipped cigar in a variety of flavors made with Dominican tobacco.

Juan Clemente - a smooth cigar with a full-bodied taste.

Montecristo -  a medium-to-heavy taste from a recipie orginating in Cuba but produced in the Dominican Republic since 1995.

Romeo y Julieta - a smooth, mellow taste and is made with a Dominican filler and binder.

Thiriet Mercedes - a mild-to-medium taste with a Dominican long filler.