As is the norm, this year’s Procigar festival kicked off on the eastern side of the Dominican Republic, though this year it was a bit more east than last year as Punta Cana played host to the first activities of the country’s cigar celebration. The first days feature Altadis U.S.A., with the company hosting a pair of cigar dinners that cap of days that are generally focused on relaxation for the travelers who come from around the world to take part in the Procigar Festival. With the Westin Punta Cana as the host hotel, many folks opted to hang around the pool and cigar bar, or enjoy a dip in the Caribbean Sea. The first evening was also highlighted by a visit to Coco Bongo, a show club that features some 40 performers in a Las Vegas-style review with a DJ-fueled disco taking over in between set changes. On Tuesday morning, the buses departed for Altadis U.S.A.’s Tabacalera de García in La Romana, the largest premium cigar factory both in the D.R. and the world. It was here that the group would get its first look at a cigar factory in operation. Both Charlie Minato and I have visited the ...
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