Condega
Rocky ground, balanced leaf
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.
Estelí's dark soil yields strong tobaccos that power many of the country's blends, and it is the main centre of cigar making.
Source: Cigar AficionadoThe main manufacturing hub of Nicaragua's premium cigar industry. Most factories in our research dataset list Estelí as their city.