Estelí
Where the world's great cigars are rolled
By the Honduran border
Jalapa
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.
What makes it special
Jalapa: red clay for silky wrappers
Near the Honduran border, Jalapa's red clay produces smooth wrapper leaf and is compared to Cuba's Vuelta Abajo.
Source: Cigar AficionadoWho grows here
Factories in Jalapa
Watch
Harvest day in Jalapa
