Dominican Big Leaguer Factory Tour 2026

Here are some highlights from our Dominican Big Leaguer Factory Tour in February 2026. The factory is located in Tamboril, Santiago in the Dominican Republic. Tamboril is home to the cigar industry’s biggest names and top rollers. Despite its small size, Tamboril is referred to as the “world Capital” of cigars.

We can’t talk about the Dominican Republic without mentioning the nation’s two greatest passions – Baseball and Cigars. Dominican Big Leaguer cigars (DBL) is the brainchild of Francisco Almonte. Francisco started working with tobacco at the age of 7, de-veining leaves for his father, and by the time he was 12 years old, he was rolling cigars. Tobacco quickly became his passion and creating fine premium cigars became his mission. Francisco had the unique opportunity to work under the tutelage of two of the world’s most famous cigars makers, Mr. Carlos Fuente (A. Fuente Cigars) and Mr. Litto Gomez (La Flor Dominicana Cigars). Both legendary cigars makers have passed down an abundance of knowledge to Francisco, who, in turn, has incorporated the knowledge, experience and craftsmanship into his own brand, DBL by Francisco Almonte. Having worked alongside two of the cigars industry’s biggest names has given Francisco the ability to create incredible cigars that are extremely satisfying, full of flavor and perfectly constructed.

Watch for more from our tour of DBL in coming posts and watch for new releases and events with DBL at Smoke Rings & Cigar Box! This is one of our fastest growing brands – the quality, construction, and consistency are excellent. We’re looking forward to partnering with Francisco Almonte & DBL to bring this awesome brand to you!

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