Dominican Bound

[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.

[Kass]

Anything else to be wary of? What about fake domincan cigars?

[drew_goring]

Anything else to be wary of? What about fake domincan cigars?

Don't count on finding real Opus, or if it is real it won't be cheap. The way Fuente is set up is that all of their production has to be exported to the US. If any real Opus make their way back to the Dominican, it will have to be imported from the US.