The Dominican Republic - a quality tradition

Each issue we take an in-depth look at a leading cigar market. This issue James Leavey discovers why the Dominican Republic has won such respect

Tobacco-loving travellers to the Dominican Republic are often surprised to see what appear to be their favourite brand of hand-rolled Havanas, such as Partagas, Romeo y Julieta, or H Upmann, on sale there. A close inspection will show these cigars are all locally made, although the packaging and labelling is almost identical to the Cuban brands.

Not that you should ignore these cigars, or other Dominican brands, for many have long been getting equal and sometimes higher marks than their Cuban counterparts in the world’s leading cigar magazines and cigar websites.

Certainly most of them deserve a far more prominent place in the UK premium cigar retail market.

Oddly enough, it was the mass emigration from Santo Domingo to Cuba in the 18th and 19th centuries that could be said to have kick-started Havanas. For many of the Dominican emigrants took their tools of the trade with them, including their farmed tobacco seeds.

History repeated itself just after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, when the Cuban owners of some of the original Havana trademarks decided to up roots and introduce their Cuban tobacco seeds into other tobacco growing countries, including the Dominican Republic.

This enabled them to carry on producing premium cigars, albeit with different tobacco, for export to the United States and a growing number of other countries, including the UK.

In recent years, those Cuban expatriates have been joined by tobacco experts from Dunhill and Davidoff. All of which has turn.....

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By James Leavey

Section : Market Watch

Page number : 22

Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004.

This article is 60 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements.



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	The Dominican Republic - a quality tradition Each issue we take an in-depth look at a leading cigar market. This issue James Leavey discovers why the Dominican Republic has won such respect Tobacco-loving travellers to the Dominican Republic are often surprised to see what appear to be their favourite brand of hand-rolled Havanas, such as Partagas, Romeo y Julieta, or H Upmann, on sale there. A close inspection will show these cigars are all locally made, although the packaging and labelling is almost identical to the Cuban brands. Not that you should ignore these cigars, or other Dominican brands, for many have long been getting equal and sometimes higher marks than their Cuban counterparts in the world’s leading cigar magazines and cigar websites. Certainly most of them deserve a far more prominent place in the UK premium cigar retail market. Oddly enough, it was the mass emigration from Santo Domingo to Cuba in the 18th and 19th centuries that could be said to have kick-started Havanas. For many of the Dominican emigrants took their tools of the trade with them, including their farmed tobacco seeds. History repeated itself just after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, when the Cuban owners of some of the original Havana trademarks decided to up roots and introduce their Cuban tobacco seeds into other tobacco growing countries, including the Dominican Republic. This enabled them to carry on producing premium cigars, albeit with different tobacco, for export to the United States and a growing number of other countries, including the UK. In recent years, those Cuban expatriates have been joined by tobacco experts from Dunhill and Davidoff. All of which has turn..... To read the rest of this article you can buy this issue or subscribe to Cigar Buyer to have every issue delivered direct to your door. By James Leavey Section : Market Watch Page number : 22 Published in Cigar Buyer Issue 1 on 01/06/2004. Subscribe Buy this issue More from this issue Preview other issues This article is 60 months old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements. Copyright Cigar Buyer © 1999-2009. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.