Is there such a thing as a premium American made cigar?

[thehat101]

Originally Posted by lazylightningNY

I always thought that la glorias were a dominican cigar?

All the cigars he mentioned are made out of foreign tobacco!!! Yes they are rolled in the US. I guess he didnt understand your question

[lazylightningNY-cr]

I found this place online http://www.cvtobacco.com/press/shop/CIGARS/cigars.html
They look like CT puros. I'm giving them a call tomorrow.

[jjmolleck]

there is a place in peoria that is called "don bubba cigars" and they claim to be U.S. made. google it... there are several franchises and you can order online. i personally havent tried them... its on my list of things to do.

[HeavyMetal-cr]

My apologies, didn't mean it the way it sounded.

Anyway, as far as I know there are no American made American puros, or any American puros for that matter. There are American rolled cigars that have some American tobbacco in them like the ones from Black Patch and Kentucky Gentlemen, but they also contain Dominican, etc.

I checked w/ KG at one point and they were supposedly gonna produce an "American puro" using Conn Shade, Kentucky Broadleaf binder and their own Kentucky grown cuban seed, but it wasn't ready yet. No matter, after tasting their other smokes I'm not really interested. Like Chris, I thought they were nasty.

The Black Patches I've had are, eh, OK I guess.

I wouldn't hold my breath for a good American puro. The climate and soil just aren't right for a really good filler, IMHO. We do produce some very good wrapper - both Conn Shade and Broadleaf - tho' much of this is now grown in other countries from American seed. Chew, pipe and cigarette tobacco is king in America, and pretty much always has been.

[lazylightningNY-cr]

The Connecticut River valley isn't too far from my house. I may take a ride up there some day and see if there are any B&Ms that aren't online. I'll keep you all posted in the future.
Craig, you are right about the US climate. Not suitable for a good American puro.