Q. Are Cuban cigars better than other cigars? A. Yes. They are. Cuba makes by far the best cigars in the world. So, as a person who has been known to smoke a cigar, the news this week that Americans ...
Even though the Cuban sandwich is essentially just a fancy ham, pork, and cheese sandwich, the controversy over its origin is piping hot. In the late 19th century, the sandwich was a lunchtime staple ...
In 2016, cigar smokers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief—some may even have given an exuberant shout of joy—when the Obama administration announced that U.S. citizens could now ...
Yvette Rodriguez is enjoying one of her cigars with a glass of bourbon inside Brickell Cigar Co. just on the edge of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood where she grew up. Brickell Cigar was the first ...
Ana Perez reached into a pile of Connecticut shade tobacco leaves and placed one on the small table in front of her. She began spraying the leaf with water and carving it up with a chaveta knife.
After Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959, many of the country’s cigar makers decamped for more favorable political climates. Most settled in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and ...
Cuba was a forbidden fruit for nearly 50 years — closed to tourism and trade, so the collective American imagination relied on photos of 1960s models Volkswagen Beetles and hot rods, and people ...
As the U.S. opens up to Cuban exports, David Savona of Cigar Aficionado magazine tells NPR's Arun Rath how it will affect the market for Cuban cigars. Think Cuba, think cigars. David Savona is the ...
In 2016, cigar smokers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief—some may even have given an exuberant shout of joy—when the Obama administration announced that U.S. citizens could now ...