2014 Big Smoke Saturday Seminars—Unique Tobacco Farms and Valleys

 

(Cigar Aficionado) Plant a tobacco seed in the Dominican Republic, it will have a certain taste. Plant the same seed in Nicaragua or Mexico, and it will turn out completely different. That was the primary lesson being taught at the Big Smoke seminar aptly entitled Unique Tobacco Farms and Valleys. It was hosted by Cigar Aficionado executive editor David Savona along with senior contributing editor Gordon Mott.
They both introduced a panel of three guests who expounded on the subject of tobacco and how specific regions will affect the tobacco's character: Alejandro Turrent of Mexico's A. Turrent Cigars, Rocky Patel who has expanded his Nicaraguan footprint with farms and a factory, and Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr., whose Arturo Fuente and Fuente Fuente OpusX brands have helped to legitimize the Dominican Republic as a major producer of premium cigars. Continued