Most of day three of Procigar 2022 was spent touring the factory and farm facilities at La Flor Dominicana (LFD). Every factory and farm tour is different, and La Flor Dominicana certainly brought their own story to the table. It didn’t take long to realize the factory and farm were a labor of love for […]
The first two days of my trip I spent touring the facilities of Arturo Fuente Cigars. Every factory has its own charm, and finds many ways to impress me. I had heard the stories about Tabacalera A. Fuente, Chateau de la Fuente, and Cigar Family. Now was my first opportunity to see these up close […]
I’m going to take a different approach for the first two recaps of my experience at Procigar. The first part will cover some general thoughts I had over the first two days. The second part will be devoted to Arturo Fuente Cigars, representatives of which I spent considerable time with. If you want a general […]
The Procigar Festival is back and Cigar Coop is once again in attendance. Procigar is an organization of cigar manufacturers based in the Dominican Republic. Each year they put on an annual festival that is a combination of farm and factory tours, seminars, and gala evening events. It is put on for end-consumers and is […]
Earlier this year, it was announced that the ProCigar Festival 2021 would not be held in February because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), announced that due to the safety restrictions still in place in the Dominican Republic that ProCigar Festival 2021 is officially cancelled. At the same time, […]
