The majority of tobacco grown in the U.S. that makes its way into premium cigars comes from Connecticut or Pennsylvania. Recently, Kentucky has become more prominent as a cigar tobacco region, thanks largely to Drew Estate. Now, one man is trying to add Florida to the list. Jeff Borysiewicz is best known as the owner of Corona Cigar Co., a collection of Orlando-based retail stores that are renowned for both their cigar and alcohol collections, but he’s now found a new project: tobacco grower. In 2012, Borysiewicz planted a test crop of tobacco on his farm in Claremont, Fla. A few crops and a couple years of aging later, the tobacco, known as Florida sun grown tobacco, is starting to find its way into cigars. The first of these is FSG, a line of four-size regular production vitolas and one limited edition size, all produced by Drew Estate that uses the Florida tobacco in the filler. It was released in June and is available at Corona Cigar Co. as well as the Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa location, which is also owned by Borysiewicz. FSG Robusto (5 x 54) — $11.50 (Boxes of 20, $230) FSG Toro (6 x 52) — ...
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