Cigar Locations

In April 2022, Brooks Whittington and Charlie Minato traveled to Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the collection of buildings located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, that make up “the Arturo Fuente factory.”

The final part of our visit to Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia ends with both pictures and words from Brooks.

Of the many Arturo Fuente buildings in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, one of them stands out as looking very different. Welcome to La Gran Fábrica de Cajas, the big box factory.

An old adage says that from start to finish, 300 hands will touch any one cigar. At Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the final pairs of hands are in the packaging area.

Part Three of our look at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia takes us to the quietest part of the factory: aging rooms. Like with Fuente’s rolling rooms, it’s not simply one giant room. Instead, there are dozens of bovedas. No, not that “Boveda.”

This is part of a five-part series documenting Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the main factory of Arturo Fuente. Post #2 focuses on the most glamorous part of the cigarmaking process: bunching and rolling. Also, there’s a fountain.

This is part of a five-part series documenting Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the main factory of Arturo Fuente. Post #1 focuses on the final parts of pre-industry, the last days before raw tobacco leaves are bunched and rolled into cigars.

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