Four unique regions. Four distinctive characters. One exceptional country.
The cigar capital
Where the world's great cigars are rolled
Estelí is the heart of it all. Most of Nicaragua's great factories sit within a few miles of each other in this mountain valley, and its dark soil grows the strong, spicy leaf that powers many of the country's blends.
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North of Estelí
Rocky ground, balanced leaf
A short drive north of Estelí, Condega's fields supply some of the most respected names in the business. Growers prize its leaf for a middle-range flavour that sits between Estelí's power and Jalapa's finesse.
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By the Honduran border
Red clay and silky wrappers
Up against the Honduran border, the Jalapa valley grows leaf Cigar Aficionado describes as more balanced and elegant than Estelí's. Its red clay is famous for smooth wrapper leaf.
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An island of two volcanoes
Tobacco grown in volcanic soil
Rising out of Lake Nicaragua, Ometepe is two volcanoes joined by a strip of land. Growers like Plasencia and A.J. Fernández farm its rich volcanic soil, where the lake's humidity shapes a sweeter leaf.
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