Cigars by country
Where cigar tobacco grows and where cigars get rolled, country by country, with every cigar I've reviewed from each one.
Caribbean and Central America
- NicaraguaThe biggest source of handmade cigars sold in the US, most of them rolled in Estelí.1 cigar reviewed
- Dominican RepublicFor decades the heart of the premium cigar business, centered on the Cibao Valley around Santiago.No reviews yet
- HondurasRich, earthy tobacco from the valleys around Danlí, near the Nicaraguan border.1 cigar reviewed
- CubaThe original. US retailers can't sell Cuban cigars, so my Cuban reviews come from travel.No reviews yet
- MexicoHome of San Andrés, the dark wrapper leaf behind a lot of modern maduros.No reviews yet
- United StatesConnecticut's shade and broadleaf wrappers, and a cigar-rolling history in Tampa.No reviews yet
- EcuadorA wrapper-growing country, where near-constant cloud cover does the job of shade tents.No reviews yet
- BrazilDark, naturally sweet tobacco from Bahia, and cigars made in São Félix since 1873.No reviews yet
- CameroonA rare, thin wrapper leaf from Central Africa with a sweet, spicy character.No reviews yet
- IndonesiaSumatra and Java grow wrapper and binder, much of it for European-style cigars.No reviews yet
- PhilippinesMild cigars from northern Luzon, with a history going back to the Spanish colonial era.No reviews yet
- ItalyThe Toscano: a slim, fermented, fire-cured cigar with a tradition going back to the early 1800s.No reviews yet