| Cuba may seem like the country to which the | | | | entire world, making it known as "Cigar |
| cigar industry belongs, with citizens | | | | Country" and leaving stogie lovers everywhere |
| stopping just short of saluting a Havana Sun | | | | to search for their passports, book their |
| Grown instead of a flag. However, Cuba is not | | | | flights, and come to a place that captures |
| the only country with this distinction; it's | | | | the true culture and essence of tobacco. |
| not the sole place on an atlas known for | | | | |
| putting cigars on the map. Lying east of Cuba | | | | |
| is another nation known to be smoking hot | | | | |
| when it comes to the world of cigars: The | | | | Bent on a history of instable organization, |
| Dominican Republic. | | | | ruled by military government and dictators, |
| | | | the Dominican Republic is a nation possessing |
| | | | the burdens of economic hardships. From |
| | | | recessions, to inflation, from trade deficits |
| The Dominican Republic, fittingly discovered | | | | to fraud, the citizens of the Dominican |
| by Mr. Cigar himself, Christopher Columbus, | | | | Republic have seen more economic turmoil than |
| is the largest producer of cigars in the | | | | most. |