In Cuban, Dominican and Honduran cigar factories decades ago, a man — El Lector, or “he who reads” — used to sit in a chair in front of the rows of cigar rollers bent over their desks. His job was to ...

TAMPA, Fla.--There’s a reason Tampa’s nickname is Cigar City: It has more than 100 years of history in the cigar rolling industry. But now there’s concern it could all go up in smoke. When people see ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- The Jimenez family, led by their matriarch Nelda Pozo-Jimenez, have carried on the famous Cuban tradition of cigar rolling in the heart of Newark, New Jersey for over ...

A cigar is a process. From selecting the right one, to lighting it, to finally letting the final remnants burn out in an ashtray, steps are taken to get the maximum enjoyment out of a good cigar. So ...

DALLAS — A few hundred feet from a Hong Kong tailor, several fast food joints and an Albertson’s in the Casa Linda neighborhood of East Dallas, Jose Hernandez is rolling cigars. Hernandez, 34, grew up ...

The company also operates restaurants in West Bloomfield, Birmingham, Grosse Pointe Woods and Rochester and the Lansing location would be its fifth.

Tulsa’s Ultimo Cigars is the only hand-rolled cigar shop in Oklahoma, or anywhere else close by. It’s the dream of the shop owner and cigar roller Tomas Baquier Baldonado. Baquier Baldonado said he ...

All over Havana, touts want you to buy black-market cigars at a fraction of the government price, and they make All over Havana, touts want you to buy black-market cigars at a fraction of the ...

Let's dive into cigar collecting as a journey into craftsmanship and culture. Start small, focus on quality, and build your ...

As Edga Ramaz worked in front of them, Paul Shubert passionately talked to Knance Phelps about marrying, about finding a love naked, about strippers. So goes the conversation when an esteemed master ...

Jim Jackson’s fingers move quickly but lovingly over the wrapper, pulling the leaves apart and inserting the filling tobacco — some with the hint of spice, others with an almost chocolate aroma.

Spend an interesting day exploring the history of tobacco culture in Florida on Saturday, April 2, at the Shade Tobacco Museum, 204 2nd St. NW, in Havana. The Havana History & Heritage Society will ...