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Post by nedwrecks on May 21, 2018 5:21:01 GMT -5
I'm interested in the historical aspect of tobacco in early America and it's modern production. Are there any particular historical plantations that offer tours? What would you say is the best tourist destination for this sort of thing? In Napa California for example there's a row of vineyards for wine aficionados. Is there an equivalent region for tobacco enthusiasts and early American history?
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Post by daveinlax on May 21, 2018 5:40:40 GMT -5
I understand there is a lot of tobacco tourism in the DR I’ve heard Pro Cigar is a good time to go. I hope I can visit the DR and Nicaragua when I retire.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on May 21, 2018 6:27:09 GMT -5
It would be pretty cool to have a tour of a tobacco plantation. Bring your own pipe...
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Post by Wolfman on May 21, 2018 7:15:23 GMT -5
Back when I drank, I was a wine collector. I’ve been to Tuscany, Napa and the Long Island vineyards. I would love it if they had tobacco plantations set up like some of those vineyards. I’m sure the FDA would give it’s blessing.
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Post by Legend Lover on May 21, 2018 8:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by Artistik on May 21, 2018 13:41:52 GMT -5
The Dominican Republic is a great cigar tobacco country, but I rarely see pipes being smoked there and I have been there often. I did find a cigar store that carried Amphora, but that was about it. Mind you, this was in Santo Domingo. I did manage a private tour of one of Arturo Fuente's farms and got some nice freebees. You will not see the normal cigars sold in the US in stores in the DR. For example, Fuente's are produced for export. If they are sold in hotels, etc., they are purchased after export and re-enter the DR driving the cost up. However, there are some local brands, Aurora for example, that are great tasting and relatively cheap. Be careful buying Cuban cigars because there are a lot of counterfeiters in the DR.
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Post by nedwrecks on May 22, 2018 3:57:03 GMT -5
It would be pretty cool to have a tour of a tobacco plantation. Bring your own pipe... BYOP. 🙂 |
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Post by nedwrecks on May 22, 2018 4:41:54 GMT -5
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Post by jitterbugdude on May 22, 2018 9:12:34 GMT -5
The tobacco at Colonial Williamsburg is a rather small patch of tobacco that is cultivated the way it was in the 1600's. Not really worth going to just for the tobacco but Colonial Williamsburg overall is a pretty cool place to visit and it is part of the Historic Triangle that also includes Jamestown (first English settlement in the New World) and Yorktown (where the British Army surrendered to Washington during the Revolutionary War).
I know some Amish that grow and process their own tobacco. If you think you might be coming here for a visit I could check with them and see if they'd mind showing you around.
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