American Tobacco?
 

Hey everyone, I was wondering today why we never see cigars made with American tobacco. I know theres plenty of it grown here. Why doesn't' it get put into cigars? Poor quality? Poor taste?

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I think there's a brand from Michigan that says they grow their own Tobacco in MI. I don't live there anymore, so I can't remember.

Re: American Tobacco?
 

You're in luck. Iirc Pete Johnson's La Casita Criolla is an American puro. Also, there's bunches of cigars with PA Broadleaf as a wrapper.

The more complete answer to you question is that well over 90% of America's production goes to cigarettes, pipes, and chew.

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Connecticut shade is what many premium cigars are wrapped with! Grown in North Central Ct- Windsor area- "Tobacco Valley."

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Kentucky has a few companies that make some had rolled cigars. I think most American tobacco is grown for the cigarette, machine-made cigar and snuff/chew industry. :2

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Marsh Wheeling? Don't know if they're any good or not, but read a neat story about the company in Smoke magazine a few years ago.
http://www.tophatcigar.com/a.cfm/Mac...Cigar-Tobacco/

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D'oh. Yep, I guess part of my brain melted during my post.

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Don't forget our good ol pipe tobacco. Virginias, Burley, and Perique :dr are all grown in various locations nation wide.

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http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...marsh+wheeling

Some interesting info there too. :tu

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There's Avanti

http://www.avanticigar.com/

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How did I forget about the connie wrappers? haha Good stuff though, thanks guys.

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Mistake noted. Pipe tobacco as well. Basically, less whole leaf product, more chopped/cut/processed products. :tu

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Wrappers and binders have been covered already in this thread as they are quite common. As a filler tobacco, currently American grown cigar filler is very distinct and can be overpowering, making it interesting to work with. Also, it's bloody expensive compared to filler tobacco grown in central America/DR.


One more manufacturer who has some good cigars with American tobacco for filler
http://johnhaycigars.com/

JHC is Dave and Lauren Patrick, really good people.

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+1. Try the Tatuaje La Casita Criolla. It is an awesome smoke and 100% American since it contains Connecticut Broadleaf.

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agree as well. that is a damn fine smoke right there.


there are a few wrappers and binders that come from the good ol' US of A. Connecticut shade Broadleaf is very popular in the cigar world. PA broadleaf is showing up more and more. Patel brothers features it and a few of AJ Fernandez's blends have it as a wrapper.

PA broadleaf also shows up as a filler in the LHC CORE.

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In this years Studio Tobac event sampler we have a concept blend that we made using all American tobacco. It came out very good! I'm excited for everyone to be able to try it.

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Another company that utilizes American tobacco in hand-rolled premium cigars is Black Patch Cigar Co. in Kentucky. I've smoked a few of their cigars and enjoyed them and the cigars' construction was very good.

Here's a link to their site: http://www.blackpatchcigarco.com/main/

Here's a quote from their site:

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John Hay is another one.

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There is a burgeoning movement towards home-growing tobacco in the US. Many "specialty" growers exist, albeit on a much smaller scale than would be commercially viable......for now.

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PA Broadleaf has been one of the hotter wrappers in the market the last several years. It's been used by Patel, Diesel, La Herencia Cubana, 5 Vegas and Tatuaje reserva to name but a few.

Hey, nice to see another John Hay fan.