Emilio Reyes Cigars
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Reyes’ three sons are the family’s sixth generation involved in tobacco, which began with his great-great grandfather in 1840. His father, Don Priamo, pioneered the introduction of Cuban seed into the Dominican Republic in 1962, says Reyes. “My three brothers and I were born here, and grew up under tobacco plants on my father’s plantations.” At age 11, Reyes worked with his father as a young tabacalero, growing, harvesting, and fermenting tobacco, and preparing pacas-140-pound tobacco bales-for cigar makers.
Now, Reyes’ family owns three factories in Santiago, plus 5,000 acres of tobacco land nearby. They employ about 5,000 workers on the plantations, plus another 4,500 in leaf preparation, bunching, and rolling…almost 10,000 people total. Don Emilio, with brothers Augusto, Leonardo, and Priamo Ernesto, supply dark tobacco to some of the most prestigious brands on the U.S. and international markets, as well as to the Cuban cigar industry. That statement draws my surprise, and Reyes explains his family has regularly supplied Cuba since his grandfather Julio’s time, about 100 years ago.
The Emilio Reyes brand cigar is a premium mild-bodied cigar that is handmade and long filled with a special mixture of Cuban Seed and Dominican tobaccos. ER can be wrapped in Sumatra or Connecticut leaf, for a custom taste that is pleasant and rewarding.
