La Flor Dominicana
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La Flor Dominicana (Dominican Flower) is a "boutique-style" cigar brand[1] The cigars were manufactured by Tabacalera La Flor S.A. and were first produced in Santiago, Dominican Republic in 1996. The company was founded by Litto Gomez , a former jeweler turned cigar maker and Ines Lorenzo. [2]
The company currently operates its factory in Tamboril, located in the Dominican Republic.
History
[edit]The La Flor Dominicana brand was first known as Los Libertadores. The name of the brand was inspired by the flower of the tobacco plant.[3] In the beginning the company only focused on growing binder and filler tobacco.
In 1999, the factory produced about 2.5 million cigars, up from 2.4 million in 1998.[1] Subsequently, the company made 1.5 million cigars in 2004, 1.9 million in 2005, and 2.9 million in 2006.[4] In 1999, the company had a fire in the cigar room at its factory and lost about 400,000 cigars.[1]
In 2002 the company started cultivating shade grown wrapper;[3] sun grown and encallado.
In 2006 Gomez acquired 40-acre (160,000 m2) farm used for the growth of Corojo and Sumatra.[2] He also acquired a 120-acre (0.49 km2) farm where he grows tobacco for his use.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "An Interview with Litto Gomez and Ines Lorenzo-Gomez". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ a b "Litto's Twist of Fate". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ a b "A Flower Blomms in the Dominican Republic". Smoke Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "The top 25 best cigars of the year: 2006". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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