Connecticut shade tobacco

Tobacco field with shade tents in East Windsor, Connecticut
Field workers, all children, at the Goodrich Tobacco Farm near Gildersleeve, Connecticut, 1917

Connecticut shade tobacco is a tobacco grown under shade in the Connecticut River valley of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and southern Vermont. It is used primarily for binder and wrapper for premium cigars, and is prized for its color and quality, its subtle sweetness and elegant, refined flavor.


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