Mexican Puros?

[lenguamor]

I'm sure that Mexican growers could produce quality premium leaf if they chose to - it's the same volcanic soil that makes Nicaraguan and Honduran cigars good - but IMHO they simply haven't chosen to do so. They have concentrated on their core market, which seems to be in the bargain end of the spectrum.

It would be interesting to see a Mexican producer come up with a Puro; even so, the odds are against it since the leaf is one component, but the generations of experience that produce quality in brands like Padron, La Aurora and Fuente isn't present there.