Cigars - Dominican

Cigars - Dominican

Modern History of Dominican Cigars

After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuban cigar companies were nationalized and the United State’s embargo banned the importation of Cuban cigars. Thus freeing up the market for Dominican cigars and attracting cigar companies to move to the Dominican Republic, which was just an island over with the fertile soil and Taino tobacco heritage. Major cigar brands began establishing themselves in the Dominican Republic and with that, creating big brands, blends, and flavors for cigar production on a wider scale.

The cigar industry began working on mixes with foreign tobacco wrappers and binders as well as applying rigorous quality control. With the various cigars formats, these big brands were also able to implement fine cigar marketing on a global level.