Why are Dutch cigars so popular?
Dutch cigars are in great demand, both in the Netherlands and abroad – a remarkable situation in view of the fact that, in contrast to countries such as Cuba and Brazil, the Netherlands is not a tobacco-growing country. The success of the Dutch cigar is due to two intrinsic Dutch characteristics: a nose for quality, and business acumen. The importance the Dutch attach to quality is demonstrated by their insistence on the best tobaccos – and their ability to acquire supplies right from the time the tobacco industry was born. And, moreover, the Dutch have always been unsurpassed in their understanding of the art of blending. The blend of a first class Dutch cigar is comprised of as many as fifteen to twenty different types of tobacco; the composition is the best-kept secret of every cigar maker. Business acumen is the second factor which has led to the success of the Dutch cigar; the Dutch blended cigar long ago acquired the status of a desirable luxury article, and Dutch cigars are grea
