As we enjoyed our time with Carolina Cigars to savor the Privada Blue Lonsdale (No Puppets Allowed, Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie) cigar, the question was asked – what is a puro? As a connoisseur’s club, it felt only appropriate to share this answer. Byron – thanks for this tip!

A Puro is a cigar rolled from tobaccos grown in a single country. The wrapper, binder, and filler tobaccos in a Puro can be grown in different regions within a single country, but they must come from one country. All Cuban cigars are Puros because no Cuban cigars are crafted with tobaccos from other nations. In Cuba, tobacco for premium cigars is cultivated in four primary growing regions: Partido, Semi-Vuelta, Remedios, and Vuelta Abajo.

The best non-Cuban Puros are produced by prominent cigar-makers in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Successfully blending a Puro outside of Cuba is a challenge many cigar-makers undertake, but few accomplish. Puros are prized for their refined and uniform taste. Today’s highest-rated Puros make routine appearances in Cigar Aficionado’s annual rankings for Top 10 Cigars of the Year. Here are a few fine Puros to put on your wish list.

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