Estelí

Glossary

The agricultural town in Nicaragua where most of the country’s cigars are made. Strong tobacco is also grown there.

With the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Cuba, one of the four largest handmade cigar producing nations. Honduras also grows fine tobacco.

A mechanical device that blows humidified air and recirculates dry air to maintain humidity in a humidor. These devices are typically used …

The process of hanging tobacco in a casa de tabaco , or curing barn.