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Couple boots middleman, buys direct from the Dominican Republic
Jump to full article: Florida Today, 2007-04-27
Author: JENNIFER TORRES FOR FLORIDA TODAY
Intro: But Nicole and Tim Malley say times have changed, and a trip to Cuba no longer is necessary to enjoy the taste of a quality cigar. As owners of The Cigar Factory in Indialantic, they maintain that premium cigars now are made in the Dominican Republic.
"All the best cigar manufacturers in Cuba have left and moved to the Dominican Republic," Nicole Malley said. "It has the same climate and the same soil as Cuba."
However, soon after opening their Indialantic cigar and coffee shop in December 2005, the Malleys discovered there were drawbacks to relying on someone else to transport the tobacco.
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