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Havana Corner: Hola de La Habana
I am arriving today in Havana for a weeklong stint in the Cuban capital, and I am excited to see what is new in cigars -- particularly the Petit...more
Posted: January 29, 2007
Cuban Cigar Gift Sets Created for U.K.
Made especially for the United Kingdom, two gift packs have been put together by Hunters & Frankau (Britain's Cuban cigar distributor) and Habanos...more
Posted: January 18, 2007 By Gregory Mottola
Montecristo Petit Edmundos
The Montecristo Edmundo now has a little brother -- the Petit Edmundo. Measuring 4 1/3 inches by 52 ring gauge, the Petit Edmundo is precisely one...more
Posted: January 17, 2007 By Gregory Mottola
Regional Cuban Cigars Released
The Bolivar Colosales are available only in Germany. Now that Habanos S.A. has released this year's regional edition Cubans, world travelers have...more
Posted: December 13, 2006 By Gregory Mottola
Cuban Saint Luis Rey Premier Vertical
For the first time in our publication's history, Cigar Insider has conducted a vertical tasting of the esteemed Cuban Saint Luis Rey brand. See which...more
Posted: December 4, 2006 By Gregory Mottola
Rare and Vintage Cigars at Christie's Auction
At 5 p.m. sharp, on November 16, Christie's of London began auctioning off a selection of fine vintage and rare Havana cigars. Many of the cigars...more
Posted: November 29, 2006 By Gregory Mottola
Havana Corner: More Flavorful Smokes from Havana
The Cubans are rolling out some flavorful smokes with dark and oily wrappers, including a number wearing the Cohiba band. The author in the H. Upmann...more
Posted: November 17, 2006
Limited-Edition Trinidads from Habanos
Newly released from Habanos S.A., the limited-edition Trinidad Torre Iznaga comes packaged in a box designed to look like a book. Only 500 serialized...more
Posted: October 18, 2006 By Gregory Mottola
Havana Corner: Cubans Growing New Tobacco Strains
Cuban farmers are experimenting with new tobacco types for the 2006-07 harvest in order to reduce the effects of blue mold and black shank and to...more
Posted: October 16, 2006
Havana Corner: Freezing in Havana
Cuban-cigar merchants are declaring death of the tobacco weevil following a visit to a new, massive storage and quality control center in Guanabacoa,...more
Posted: October 3, 2006
Premiere Tasting of Cuban Por Larrañaga
Cuba's elusive Por Larrañaga brand has never been rated blind by Cigar Aficionado or Cigar Insider. Outside of "Connoisseur's Corner," a special...more
Posted: September 15, 2006
Havana Corner: Thoughts About Cuba and Castro
The news that Fidel Castro successfully made it through his surgery must be a relief to some in Cuba and aggravation to others, particularly in...more
Posted: August 2, 2006
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