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Hand Rolled
Dominican Cigars

Like the finest Cuban tradition, every Crescendo Paraiso cigar is crafted Hecho Totalmente a Mano — totally by hand.

Hand Rolled Dominican Cigars

Like the finest Cuban tradition, every Crescendo Paraiso cigar is crafted Hecho Totalmente a Mano — totally by hand.

Our Cigar Blends

tradition of artisan rolling

Coming Soon

We’re best known for our premium cigars, but soon you’ll also find a small selection of Dominican-inspired gifts and souvenirs at our store in Puerto Plata.

Exquisite chocolate
Gourmet coffee
Jozef Kalafus, founder of Crescendo Paraiso
Our Founder
Jozef Kalafus
Founder of Crescendo Paraiso · Cigar Journal judge

For over two decades a passionate cigar smoker, today a recognized cigar expert and international judge for Cigar Journal. After more than 15 years in top management, he chose to follow his lifelong passion — and created Crescendo Paraiso.

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About us

Our passion for consistency and purity in Crescendo Paraiso finds its roots in a legacy passed down from our roller’s Cuban maestro Felo, who during the cigar boom of the mid-1990s at the legendary Cohiba factory El Laguito inspired generations of cigar rollers to infuse every cigar with unwavering quality.

While mass production dominates the industry, our family-owned business stands apart. Crescendo Paraiso‘s legacy of pride and integrity lives on in every hand-crafted cigar we roll, ensuring unwavering consistency and purity.

OUR FACTORY

Our factory is located in Tamboril, municipality of the Santiago province, not far from the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

Our team of 25 skilled rollers, roll 65,000 exquisite cigars each month, while we are working to expand our production floor to welcome another 25 rollers, with a future goal to craft up to 200,000 cigars monthly.

Seed to Smoke

Every Step Under Our Own Hands

From our own 25,000 m² estate to your humidor — we maintain full control over the entire process, from seed to the final leaf. Our own fields, our own curing houses, our own fermentation facility. No middlemen. No compromises.

Our Fields

La Vega

Grown from hand-selected seeds on our own 25,000 m² farm — the foundation of our quality.

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Our 25,000 m² tobacco plantation

Hand Harvested

La Cosecha

Picked leaf by leaf at peak maturity.

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Our team hand-selecting freshly harvested tobacco leaves

Cured & Fermented

Curado y Fermentación

Air-cured in our own curing houses, then naturally fermented in our facility — where the tobacco develops its character, aroma, and unique profile.

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Tobacco leaves at different curing stages in our own curing house

Aged & Blended

Añejamiento y Liga

Rested for years, then crafted into our signature blends.

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Tobacco aging warehouse

Hand Rolled

El Torcido

Shaped one by one by our experienced torcedores — passion, expertise, and deep respect for tradition in every cigar.

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Hand rolling cigars in our factory

Private label

Your Brand. Our Craft.

Create your own cigar brand — we handle everything. From blend development and rolling to band design, cedar boxes, and packaging. Full service, from raw leaf to retail-ready product.

  1. Your Blend — Send us your favorite cigar or specs. Our Master Roller matches the profile.
  2. Your Brand — We design your logo, bands, and packaging.
  3. Your Product — Finished cigars, boxed and ready for sale.

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