Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Costa Rica’s ideal climate and fertile soil make it the perfect environment for producing premium tobacco. Primarily used as a filler or binder, Costa Rican tobacco is gaining popularity as a wrapper too. Their exquisite maduro wrapper leaves are recognized for being full-bodied. Located just south of Nicaragua in Central America, Costa Rica has become a primary source of tobacco for boutique cigar makers.

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. Ecuador supplies Connecticut and Sumatra type wrappers to many cigar factory in the world.

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
Used primarily as a filler, Peruvian tobacco is also used as a binder. This tobacco is known for adding a distinctive flavor to a blend.

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Filler (or “tripa” in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.

Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.

The Tabacos de Costa Rica factory was established by Don Olman in 1997. It is located in Santiago de Puriscal in Costa Rica.