The Oliva Cigar story began in the late 1800s, when Melanio Oliva started growing cigar tobacco in Cuba.

奥利瓦雪茄的故事开始于1800年代末，当时米拉尼奥。奥利瓦开始在古巴雪茄烟草的事业。

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Tobacco curing houses and warehouses are in ruins across the Vuelta Abajo region, where the best of world-class cigar tobacco is grown.

Vuelta Abajo地区的烤烟房和烟草仓库被毁，这是世界上最好的烟草生长的地方。

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Upstream from the choice of materials began to strict checks, such as selecting high quality cigar tobacco variety, in a suitable location, soil quality, climate conditions of cultivation.

从上游的材料选择即开始严格把关，如选取上等雪茄烟叶品种，在适宜的地理位置、土壤质量、气候条件下种植。

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But by the 1960s, cigar manufacturing had become highly mechanized, the government was heavily taxing tobacco products, and the importation of fine-leaf tobacco from Communist Cuba was forbidden.

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"Most U.S. investors have no comprehension of worldwide demand for tobacco, " says Ahrens, who smokes only the occasional cigar, and thinks that U.S. tobacco brands will be able to gain market share overseas at the expense of lower-quality local brands.

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Abel, you own a family tobacco shop and a private cigar lounge in town.

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The physical sensation of the cigar, along with the taste from the tobacco leaves, was enough to fill the void left by refusing to light up.

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