Carlos “Carlito” Fuente, Jr. is president of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the largest family-owned premium cigar company in the world. Headquartered in Santiago, Dominican Republic, they employ 4,000 ...

Don’t feel bad if Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions kept you from attending the XXIII Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba this past February. They didn’t have it. And for the second year in a ...

Cigar smokers are no doubt noticing a greater-than-normal influx of premium cigars in tobacco shops across America. Unfortunately, this cornucopia of cigars will subsequently be trickling down to ...

It has been a good 12 months for what are euphemistically termed New World cigar producers—that is, those makers based outside Cuba. During the past year, it has been almost as difficult to obtain a ...

WASHINGTON — “Have you ever had something that you knew you weren’t allowed to have? That’s how good it is. That’s a Cuban.” They could already smell them – the Cohibas, the Upmanns, the Montecristo ...

The 2009 federal law that required the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationto begin regulating cigarettes also gave it the option of regulating cigars. Now two bills, one in each chamber of Congress, ...

America’s Cigar Story offers a definitive look at how cigars shaped American history, politics, and identity over 250 years—from colonial trade to modern legacy. Smoke & Oak explores the historic and ...

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 ...

Whether it's cigar and scotch pairing, cigar and beer pairing or any cigar and liquor pairing, even the most seasoned cigar smokers and spirit connoisseurs can sometimes find themselves at a loss when ...

Conveniently placed in front of the cash register at Dinkytown Liquor is the Bance’s Unique, a $2 cigar that is the store’s top seller. For many customers, the lure of the Unique is irresistible.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

LOWELL — Members of the city Board of Health has dropped their consideration of banning smoking in private clubs and instead have decided to seek a ban on cigar and so-called hookah bars in the Mill ...