Domestic Tobacco Company

Domestic Tobacco Company is a small manufacturer of chewing tobacco based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

History
A.K. Mann started growing tobacco in 1755 near Millersville, PA and set up a plant to cure and process its tobacco. The Manns had three companies - AK Mann, Mann Tobacco Co., and Domestic Tobacco Co. Current owner (as of 2008), Geoffrey Ranck, had ties to the Mann family and eventually took over and merged the companies.

In the late 1970s, Ranck became associated with the famous Demuth's Tobacco Shop, the oldest tobacco shop in the country located in Lancaster, when he purchased Demuth's smokeless brands. Domestic then manufactured Demuth's Chewing Tobacco as well as its cigars. Years ago, Domestic also bought the brand name for Demuth's Snuff, which is not currently made.

Unfortunately, the famous Demuth's Tobacco Shop closed in 2010.

Tobacco growing, though, is still a large cash crop in Lancaster County and Amish Country, accounting for more than $22 million per year. The two main varieties grown are "Pennsylvania 41", which is used for cigar filler and chewing tobacco, and "Maryland 609", blended with a Southern burley for cigarettes. Amish tobacco farmers then sell their harvest to local brokers, typically either Domestic Tobacco or Lancaster Leaf.

Current Products

 * Amish Plain
 * Amish Honey Cured
 * Good Bite
 * JC Scrap

Former Products
Limited information is available, but it is assumed the following products are no longer available.
 * Lancaster Corona cigars
 * Lancaster Palma cigars
 * Pennsylvania No. 2 cigars
 * Amish little cigars
 * Reach In chewing tobacco