La Flor Dominicana Cigars
La Flor Dominicana is a family-owned company founded by Litto Gomez and Ines Lorenzo Gomez in 1994. It all began at a tiny cigar factory and brand named Los Libertadores, but that was soon changed to La Flor Dominicana. La Flor Dominicana cigars began as mild smokes, what the Dominican Republic was known for.
Today, the company owns a modern and impressive cigar factory in Tamboril, Dominican Republic, and the company's La Flor Dominicana are considered some of the most bold and powerful cigars today. Without ever having had any previous experience in the cigar business, additional challenges arose during the cigar boom of the 1990s. People with pockets full of cash would suddenly turn up and pay big money for absolutely any tobacco quality. Tobacco was hard to acquire in the Dominican Republic, especially for new companies.
In his search for full flavored stronger blends, Litto Gomez traveled to other cigar countries in Central America and concluded that their specific ideas could not be achieved with the tobaccos that were available on the open market in the Dominican Republic at the time. The soils in the Dominican Republic are top class, however, it became clear that they would have to cultivate and process their own tobacco differently in order to achieve the results that they had in mind.
With sixteen leaves on the plant, La Flor Dominicana would require the removal of six prematurely, the remaining leaves get more nutrients. They would get less tobacco, but the best tobacco. This would change everything. Over the years, Ines and Lito have refused to make any compromises concerning the integrity of the La Flor Dominicana brand. This applies to both the production and the distribution of their brand. It has always been important for them to work together with the best brick and mortar retailers. La Flor Dominicana wanted to build up a brand name and not just the bank account.
