Cuban and Dominican cigars are cultivated and hand-rolled using tobacco leaves grown in the rich soil and tropical climates of Cuba and the Dominican Republic, producing flavorful and strong cigars. While Cuba was first to develop the cigar industry, the quality of Cuban hand-rolled cigars has declined with high demand, whereas the Dominican Republic has inherited and maintained Cuba's tradition of high-quality handcrafted cigars. The Dominican cigar industry grew as Cuban tobacco farmers fled Fidel Castro's regime in the 1960s, and Dominican cigars are now on par or comparable to traditional Cuban cigars.

1. Cuban vs. Dominican
Cigars
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2. Cultivating Tobacco Leaves
Cuba and Dominican Republic
• rich soil
• tropical climate
• flavorful, strong, deep

3. Hand-Rolling
Cuba
due to high demand, Cuban hand-rolled
cigar standard has fallen
Dominican Republic
inherited Cuba’s tradition of cigar rolling, still
maintaining high standard of hand-crafted, hand-
rolled cigars

4. History
Cuba
Before 1960, had monopoly on
tobacco cigar business
Many tobacco farmers moved to DR
during Castro regime
First in the game
Dominican
Republic
Tobacco industry started as Cuban farmers
fled Castro reign
Always compared to Cuba product
Seems to be up to par in relation to Cuban
cigars