The factories
A brand is a promise; a factory is a place. The rollers, the tobacco and the blending style live in the building — so the surest way to find your next cigar is to follow the factories you already love.
Tabacalera AJ Fernandez
Estelí, Nicaragua
Abdel J. Fernández's factories — a modern powerhouse behind San Lotano, New World, and dozens of blends for legacy brands.
La Gran Fábrica Drew Estate
Estelí, Nicaragua
Drew Estate's cathedral-like factory — home of Liga Privada and ACID, and one of the largest cigar factories in Nicaragua.
My Father Cigars
Estelí, Nicaragua
José 'Pepín' García's factory — multiple Cigar of the Year awards, and the house behind many celebrated blends for other brands.
Plasencia Cigars
Estelí, Nicaragua
Five generations of tobacco growing — the Plasencias grew for others for decades before putting their own name on the band.
Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
Santiago, Dominican Republic
The Fuente family's factory — home of the OpusX and the Gran Reserva lines, and one of the most decorated factories in the world.
Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua
Estelí, Nicaragua
The Oliva family's own factory, growing much of its tobacco on family farms — source of the Serie V, one of the highest-rated lines ever made.
STG Estelí
Estelí, Nicaragua
Scandinavian Tobacco Group's Nicaraguan factory — source of CAO's celebrated blends and many General Cigar lines.
Tabacalera Perdomo
Estelí, Nicaragua
Nick Perdomo's vertically integrated factory — famous for consistency and value across an enormous range.
Casa Carrillo
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's factory — the man behind La Gloria Cubana's rise, now rolling his Cigar of the Year-winning Pledge line.
El Paraiso
Danlí, Honduras
Nestor Plasencia's original Honduran factory — a quiet workhorse behind many respected blends.
General Cigar Dominicana
Santiago, Dominican Republic
General Cigar's Dominican home — Cohiba, Macanudo and Partagas for the American market.
J.C. Newman PENSA
Estelí, Nicaragua
J.C. Newman's Nicaraguan factory — the American family firm behind Brick House and the Diamond Crown lines.
Raíces Cubanas
Danlí, Honduras
'Cuban Roots' — the Endemaño family's factory, famous for rolling Alec Bradley's highest-rated lines.
Tabacos de Oriente
Danlí, Honduras
The Plasencia family's Honduran factory — long the source of Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch for the US market.