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The Dominican Republic is the world?s largest producer of premium cigars, largely thanks to its perfect environment for growing tobacco. This is one of the reasons Custom Tobacco has partnered with a factory in this Caribbean country to make some of our own house blends. The start of this plant?s history in the Dominican Republic dates back to when Christopher Columbus wrote that he received ...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

In September of 1988, Hurricane Mitch hit Jamaica, destroying much of the land.? A devasting natural disaster, the hurricane nearly whiped out Jamaica's entire cigar industry, with the demolition of Royal Jamaican Cigars' land.? Royal Jamaican Cigars, the only cigar with Jamaican tobacco sold in the United States, lost 30 to 40 acres of tobacco during the hurricane.? After the hurricane hit, it wa...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Custom Tobacco has a wide range of customizable cigars by taste, size, and design. Depending on the cigar you choose, binder, filler, and wrappers are sourced from Nicaragua, Cameron, and the Dominican Republic. For a unique treat, the Briarmont Blend is the closest thing you can have to a Cuban Cigar, as it comes from Cuban tobacco seeds grown in Nicaragua. While our special blends may appeal ...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Do you ever wonder about the taste of a Cigar? Being uninformed can have you spending too much money on one that you may not even like. Here's a quick background: Cigars are mainly, but not solely, manufactured in South and Central America. A lot of the worlds leading brands and cigar types are from Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. Each country's cigar production has its ...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Want to take your hobby to greater heights? Make a ?Coolidor,? a humidor made out of a cooler. It takes about half the time of smoking a really good cigar (a.k.a. 30 minutes.)? Given a cooler?s airtight seal and humidity lock, it is perfect for holding your next batch of stogies. If you were to have a humidor the size of a cooler, you?d be out $500, but the average cooler only costs about $...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Despite the opinions of many expert cigar aficionados and rollers who say that the quality of Cuban cigars has waned over the years, people still crave those forbidden stogies. Regardless of individual opinions on the quality of Cubans ? because, let?s be honest, an opinion is an opinion for a reason ? we have been getting a lot of questions over the last several months from our customers and frie...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Cuban cigars are often touted as the finest cigars in the world. That?s because our Caribbean neighbor to the South has a rich history of cigar making, as well as some of the most ideal climate and soil conditions for premium tobacco farming. But are Cuban cigars really that much better than the rest? The answer is a little more complicated than ?si? or ?no.? The truth is, Cuban cigars generall...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

Whether you?re the one who?s now on summer break or your children finally are and it?s time to start planning for annual summer family vacation, spice it up this year! Take your Custom Tobacco personalized cigars with you to these beautiful destinations. Try out some foreign ones while you?re at it. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic? Ever wanted to vacation like a Kardashian? This is your cha...

Posted On: 05/09/2018

If you notice a perfectly circular pinhole in one of your favorite cigars, it may already be too late. Tobacco beetles are troublesome pests that ruin cigar collections of all sizes and calibers, poking holes and hatching larvae that leave even the most durable tobacco leaves useless. They appear and thrive in humidors and other storage areas that are left either too warm or too humid. While...

Posted On: 05/09/2018