HAVANA (AP) – Pungent smoke filled the room, obscuring the lights and leaving clothing and skin reeking. There were applause, shouts and laughter, and above all plenty of H. Upmann Sir Winstons — ...

One of the iconic images of Cuba is that of former leader Fidel Castro – all green fatigues and thick, greying beard – puffing on his favorite cigar, a Cohiba Corona Especial. The Cuban Cohiba – along ...

HAVANA - Over six decades rolling premium cigars with his small, wrinkled hands, Arnaldo Alfonso has taken pride in seeing his "habanos" sampled by visiting heads of state and other dignitaries. Now ...

HAVANA — It’s the equivalent of buying a Gucci bag on Canal Street. Vendors who fill Havana’s streets selling black-market cigars to unsuspecting tourists are salivating over President Obama’s ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Cigar announces today that it has acquired certain assets of Havana Honeys Holdings LLC, a privately-held company that manufactures and markets flavored cigars ...

HAVANA, Cuba March 6, 2006 — -- Over a thousand wealthy Cohiba lovers descended on Havana last week for the annual cigar festival. When it comes to building foreign friendships, Cuban President ...

Cigar-loving travelers won't have to hide their Cubans in their luggage anymore. Tobacco products from Cuba are among the goods allowed under new trade normalization rules that President Obama ...

Cuba has launched this year’s glitzy Havana Cigar Festival on a high note, amid news that international sales of the country's famous hand-rolled cigars are rising for the first time since the global ...

Cigar lovers are celebrating today's trade announcement by the Obama administration, which makes it a lot easier for the average person to legally purchase Cuban cigars and bring them back to the ...

A rare box of Winston Churchill’s iconic cigars has sold for almost $20,000. Ten of the wartime prime minister’s personal ‘La Corona’ cigars sold at an auction in Massachusetts this week. According to ...

On Yosvany Concepcion’s ramshackle farm, there is little to suggest that he is producing a highly sought-after luxury item. The buildings on the farm look like a strong wind could carry them away.