The Salt of the Earth series features two distinct blends: Piedra Viva and Piedra Angular. These blends, proudly embodying Dominican tobacco culture, incorporate andullo. Both variations were proudly presented at the 2023 PCA in Las Vegas this past July.

Juan Lugo, one of the co-founders of Don Doroteo Cigars, hails from a tobacco-growing lineage spanning four generations. His grandfather, Doroteo Fermin Delgado, a stalwart figure in the Dominican Republic, cultivated tobacco. Lugo fondly characterizes his grandfather as the epitome of a "salt of the earth" individual—a diligent, honest family man who devoted his life to the cultivation of tobacco.