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.

THE "Godfather of Cuban cigars" Alejandro Robaina, whose skill at growing tobacco leaves made him a national treasure, has died. He was 91 years old. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

MIAMI - Americans travelers can soon legally bring back one of Cuba's most celebrated products, but some limitations remain. Here's a look at some facts and figures surrounding the loosened ...

A local manufacturer rolls pre-embargo tobacco into premium smokesWoodbridge A New Jersey company has been working a loophole in the U.S. embargo on Cuban cigars: It sells a line of Havanas made from ...

The news that the U.S. and Cuba agreed to seek to reestablish diplomatic relations stunned the world. Reactions varied depending on one’s political bent, but cigar smokers are ever hopeful. The Cuban ...

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 ...

WEBVTT KNOWS HOW COVETED CUBAN CIGARS ARE, IN PART BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN VERY HARD TO COME BY FOR DECADES. BUT WITH THE RECENT NEWS THAT THE U-S AND CUBA ARE THAWING OUT A HALF-CENTURY OF CHILLY ...