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What is your Favorite Tobacco Growing Area?

There are basically nine important areas where tobacco is grown for making cigars. Some of these are more well-known than others, and they certainly have distinct taste and aroma differences. Here's a quick rundown on these areas:

Cuba - Simply the finest in the world. Strong, full-bodied and aromatic.

The Dominican Republic - An up and comer, Dominican cigar tobacco comes from Cuban seeds.

Equator - Produces high quality tobacco, from seeds of Connecticut and Sumatra plants.

Honduras and Nicaragua - Strong, full-bodied leaves that are subject to the political problems of the region.

Mexico - Known for a Sumatran sun-grown variant.

United States - near Hartford, Connecticut is grown of some the finest wrapper tobacco in the world, known as Connecticut Shade.

Cameroon - This Western Africa area produces fine wrapper leaves.

Indonesia - This is where the Sumatra or Java tobacco originates.

Philippines - A mild, aromatic leaf used for cigars.

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Permalink Reply by PabloCruze-Minister Of The Leaf on May 30, 2008 at 5:00pm

Right now my favorite cigars are mostly from Nicaragua.

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Permalink Reply by Koapoorpeople on June 12, 2008 at 11:05am

I'm with you Pablo.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett on May 30, 2008 at 7:34pm

i think usually nicaragua or The DR.

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Permalink Reply by Doctor Cigaro on June 12, 2008 at 12:59pm

I personally love the Nicaraguan tobbaco for that very reason. I enjoy a more full bodied or strong cigar and I find that they are just as flavorful, or more so than the other areas. I enjoy the other areas as well, just like the Nic./Honduras tobaccos best. And I agree, it all boils down to personal taste.

Like you said, smoke 'em all!

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Permalink Reply by Russell THE cigarman on June 5, 2008 at 11:38pm

Nicaragua and Ecuador baby!

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Permalink Reply by Herfin BigDog Cigar Enthusionado on June 12, 2008 at 1:55pm

Honduras and Nicaragua.

The Punch Gran Puro - All Honduran.

The Padron Maduro - All Nicaraguan.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............................................

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Permalink Reply by MountChuck on July 22, 2008 at 11:09am

Nicaraguan puros have been filling up my ashtray a lot lately. To get really specific, I really love cigars with tobacco from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua. Gives a nice creaminess to the smoke, IMHO.

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Permalink Reply by palumbon on August 7, 2008 at 12:47pm

Currently have enjoyed alot of the ones coming from the Nicaragua and Honduran growing regions.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Kennedy on August 24, 2008 at 2:37pm

Since I am unable to, legally, procure a Cuban to comment, my favorite, thus far, is Honduran orNicaraguan.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Henzler on September 6, 2008 at 10:14pm

I seem to be partial to Honduran cigars.

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Permalink Reply by Arturo on September 7, 2008 at 12:03pm

I started with Cuban tobacco when I studied/toured there about 9 years ago and drifted into Honduran tobacco after I retired from teaching and went there a few times doing missions work [Work and Witness] with my church. I was in Danli, which is near Nicaragua, so I began smoking a lot of Nicaraguan tobacco, too. I'd have to say my tastes run there....Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco being the best for me, especially since Cuba is wayyy off limits at this point in time. As for wrappers, I prefer Connecticuts, Cameroons, maduros, and corojos.