About Us

History

In 2001 he met the master blender Evelio Oviedo and decided to create a premium cigar using the services of Plasencia.

All vitolas are completely handmade long fillers from whole leaves, with 6 different formats in the Don Duarte Clásico Golden, 9 vitolas on the Clasico Intermedio and 3 Reserva Privada Fuerte. There is undoubtedly something for every occasion and for every preference. Extraordinarily high quality and the classic Nicaraguan tobacco blends in his blends have earned him and his cigar brand international renown. The mixes were assembled by Evelio Oviedo, who sadly passed away in 2009.

In 2020 the brand was aquired by Cigar Conexion to continue this great product under the directions of Fernando Navarro with 20 years of experience on the cigar business. Both ways almost started at the same time but in different directions.  In 2022 we decided to move the manufacturing to another factory with a younger heart and more tailored to us. Tabacalera Pages.

Unique and Rewarding smoking experience!

Don Duarte cigars are among the best and most important brands in Nicaragua; in Germany they are available in 2 different lines. The doctor. Roger Duarte-Rodríguez, the founder of the brand, grew up in one of the oldest cigar dynasties in Nicaragua. His ancestors are probably among the founders of the cigar town of Estelí in the north of the country.

His grandfather Don Rafael Rodríguez was one of the first to export raw tobacco from Nicaragua abroad. His great-grandmother, Mrs. Mariana Duarte Boza, already ran a small tobacco company in Masaya, Nicaragua. He was and is so attached to his country that he almost exclusively uses Nicaraguan tobacco in his cigars. In 2001 he met the master blender Evelio Oviedo..  
 

All vitolas are completely handmade long fillers from whole leaves, with 9 different formats in the Don Duarte Clásico there is undoubtedly something for every occasion and for every preference. Extraordinarily high quality and the classic Nicaraguan tobacco blends in his blends have earned him and his cigar brand international renown. The mixes were assembled by Evelio Oviedo, who sadly passed away in 2009.

The brand was started in 2008. In 2019 the brand was bought by Cigar Conexion, Fernando Navarro , becoming a manufacturer after 20 years of experience in the sale of Cigars in the international market. The historical circumstances due to COVID 19 caused an exponential increase in the sales of cigars, which led us look for new factories.

Since 2020, DON DUARTE cigars have been made at Tabacalera PAGES tobacco company, having achieved substantial improvements in quality.

 
Tobacco from Mexico was removed and the Jalapa cigar wrapper was swapped for an equator wrapper which gives it better burn and roll.