In May, the first shipment of cigars trademarked "Yerevancigar" made in a Dominican cigar factory will be imported into Armenia. Made at Tabacalera la Flor de Santo Domingo, owned by Omar Kanajian, they are produced using high quality local tobacco as well as raw materials from Cuba and Nicaragua. According to Kanajian, Armenia does not have the climatic or natural conditions favourable for growing the raw materials needed to produce cigars. The plant produces 300 cigars a day and they have also presented four other brands to the Armenian consumer at an international cigar festival recently held for the first time in Yerevan and are awaiting reaction.

The Armenian Cigar Association has been created to to cooperate with famous cigar producers and prevent the importation of fake cigars into Armenia.