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Dominican Republic > Dominican souvenirs & specialities > Dominican cigars
Dominican specialities: Dominican cigars
Dominican cigars
The Dominican Republic holds a tradition for tobacco over 500 years old, and Dominican cigars are ranked among the best in the world. Presently more than 250 million cigars are exported each year to citis around the world.
Many Cuban manufacturers now have operations based in the Dominican Republic. Davidoff, for example, ceased operations in Cuba in 1990 to move production of its blue-ribbon cigars to the lush valley of the Cibao. Other well-known brands with investment in the Dominican Republic include Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Macanudo, Don Diego, and the famous Cohiba.
Cigar manufacturing
The process of cigar manufacturing starts with the tobacco growing. The seed is planted in a flat bed. After the seed germinates, it is transplanted to a field. Then the buds of a plant are removed, and it focuses its energy on growing lusher leaves.