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An island of two volcanoes
Ometepe
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.
What makes it special
Ometepe: a volcanic island in a lake
On Ometepe, in Lake Nicaragua, soil rich enough to need few fertilisers and lake humidity shape tobacco with sweet, cocoa-like aromas. Plasencia has grown there since planting a test acre in 1994.
Source: Cigar AficionadoWho grows here
