Dominican Republic TheDominican Republicis currentlythe largestproducerof cigarscountry in the world.The cigarproduction isparticularly in and aroundthecapitalcitySantiago.The countrycame into viewafterthere was acigarboomin Americaaround 1990.
Until around2010, thefocus wasonthe handmadelongfillers.From 2010there is also muchfocus onshortfillers.
In the fertileCibaovalleytobaccois grownforcigars.OlorDominicano,the onlyoriginaltobaccofrom the DominicanRepublic,withitsmildsaltyflavoris used forthe fillerandbinder.
In recent years,successful attemptsare alsomade togrowwrapper.Butmuchisstillmade useofwrapperfrom Connecticut,Nicaragua,Mexicoand Cameroon.