点评:My partner is a cigar enthusiast and we were really looking forward to visiting the DR for their cigar tours. We were recommended to Zemis by a local as she cited the experience was much more personal than the classic “industrial” tour and that the CEO, Sylvin, was worth meeting.
We took an Uber from Santiago, but it’s possible to take public transportation close to the farms and just walk from there. Seems like we are visiting in the off season (late October) so our tour was private. In total the tour plus chatting was about three hours but we requested the “longer” version in terms of explanations.
Our tour was completely free and we were able to sample some of the cigars. We made sure to bring some home for friends and family at a super reasonable price and Sylvin was generous enough to give us more to help fill the box and even packaged it to fly home.
Sylvin made sure that the cigar information was catered to what we wanted to learn about. Being history buffs we talked about the most important players in cigar history as well as how the tobacco plants came to be biologically categorized. The explanation was packed with facts, hilarious tidbits, movie quotes and many culturally relevant takes. I have not listened to a lecture that entertaining in a while.
We got to see different rolling techniques, leaf placement and stem removal real time. Got to smell some of the natural flavors for the smaller short leaf cigarillos flown in from all over the world. I especially enjoyed seeing the different brands under Zemis and their individual packaging and typeface (some of which is drawn by the owner himself as he is fluent in many languages).
If you are at all interested in cigars, a visit to Zemis is a must add to your itinerary.
翻译:我的伴侣是一位雪茄爱好者,我们非常期待去多米尼加共和国体验雪茄之旅。一位当地人向我们推荐了Zemis,她说这里的体验比传统的“工业化”参观更加个性化,而且首席执行官Sylvin非常值得结识。
我们从圣地亚哥打车前往,但其实也可以乘坐公共交通工具到达农场附近,然后步行前往。我们似乎是在淡季(十月下旬)去的,所以我们的参观是私人定制的。整个参观加上聊天大约三个小时,但我们要求讲解更详细一些。
我们的参观完全免费,而且我们还能品尝一些雪茄。我们以非常合理的价格买了一些带回家给亲朋好友,Sylvin非常慷慨地给了我们更多雪茄,帮我们把盒子装满,甚至还帮我们打包好带回家。
Sylvin确保雪茄讲解的内容都符合我们想要了解的信息。作为历史爱好者,我们聊起了雪茄历史上最重要的人物,以及烟草植物的生物学分类。讲解内容丰富翔实,既有事实,又不乏幽默趣闻、电影台词和许多与文化相关的见解。我已经很久没听过这么精彩的讲座了。
我们亲眼目睹了不同的卷烟技巧、烟叶摆放和去梗过程。还闻到了从世界各地空运而来的短叶小雪茄的天然香气。我尤其喜欢参观Zemis旗下的不同品牌,以及它们各自独特的包装和字体(其中一些字体是由精通多种语言的老板亲自设计的)。
如果您对雪茄感兴趣,那么Zemis绝对是您行程中不可错过的一站。