Dominican Bound

[cigar no baka]

I'm staying here http://www.conquestvacations.com/hot...l.aspx?hc=LANQ
Its 45 minutes from Santo Domingo airport. I read somewhere that there are factories in La Romana, which looks much closer.

Barcelo is a well known and established Spanish-owned chain of resorts and hotels. You should have a good time, good luck!!!

[Kass]

Yeah I'm pretty excited. I haven't been anywhere tropical in quite some time, its usually trips out west to go snowboarding.

[hex1848]

I took this in Boca Chica which is about a half hour East from the Santo Domingo airport.

(Don't buy the Glass Top Cohibas)

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...47,147,00.html

Despite the draw of the sea and golf, Tabacalera de Garcia is the only cigar factory in La Romana -- nearly all of the other ones in the Dominican Republic are clustered in and around Santiago, a manufacturing city well to the west. No commercial flights connect the two towns, just a traffic-laden, often dangerous road and a four-hour drive. In the cigar world, La Romana is isolated, and that benefited Seijas during the cigar boom; while his counterparts in Santiago were losing cigar rollers to newcomers, Seijas's workers stayed put.

http://www.epinions.com/content_2508103812

In La Romana, Altadis produces a huge line-up of premium brands: Bock, Cabañas, Don Diego, Flamencos Las Palmas, H. Upmann, Montecristo, Menendez y Garcia, Por Larrañga, and Romeo y Julieta.

I'd say its worth the trip . But try to find contact information and schedule a visit ahead of time.

[Kass]

Thanks for the links.
What is the deal with the glass top cohibas??

[chefchris]

Thanks for the links.
What is the deal with the glass top cohibas??

they're fakes.

[drew_goring]

they're fakes.

Yup. With absolutely no exceptions.

[Kass]

Ahhh... thanks.