The country where it is wrapped is where it is considered to be from. In both of these 2 methods the end product can be sold in the US (but not be called Cuban cigars). The fastest way - grow the binder, filler and wrapper IN Cuba and send the leaf to their other factories OUTSIDE of Cuba to be wrapped. This took a few years to show dividends.Ģ. So they sent Cuban seed for binder, filler and wrapper (the 3 tobacco's used in the making of all cigars) to their plantations in other countries. The easiest and fastest way to do this is to increase the quality of seed used in these other countries. The slowest way - they had to raise their quality of tobacco in their plantations outside of Cuba. Seeing the need for quality cigars in the US market, they had 2 solutions.ġ. Cigar companies like Altadis own plantations in both Cuba and other similar regions like Nicaragua and the DR at the same time. The quality of growing and manufacturing cigars everywhere outside of Cuba has increased exponentially due to the US cigar boom of the 1980's. That gap between Cuban cigars and other cigars made worldwide has not only narrowed, it's pretty much disappeared. Meaning there was a significant difference in taste and quality 20 years ago. Cuban cigars are still looked at (by the casual cigar smoker) the way it was looked at 20 years ago. The price of Cuban cigars IS almost laughable. I could talk about this for hours and type a really long reply to this, but the main jest is that the taste of Cuban cigars are.I wouldn't say highly overrated.I would say very close to highly overrated. I wouldn’t buy cigars in Mexico for various reasons, the first being you don’t know what you’re buying (even from so called “reputable” shops) and secondly you are paying WAY too much no matter if it’s really Cuban or not.
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