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Havana Corner: No Smoking In Cuba?
Photo Courtesy of Corbis This may be the last straw, or cigar. What was once thought of as a giant natural humidor for cigars is on the way to...more
Posted: January 20, 2005
Havana Corner: 40 Years of a Cuban/American Dream
The facade of the new Padrón headquarters in Miami. Jose Orlando Padrón, 77, stood on a stage last Saturday in a corner of his new offices in...more
Posted: December 6, 2004
Havana Corner: New Cigars, New Identities
Captain Jack Fantastic and Don Juan Coyote were two happy campers indeed. The two Americans were smoking their brains out over five days in Havana...more
Posted: October 22, 2004
Havana Corner: The Luxury World of Cuban Cigars?
If you like your Cuban cigars without bands, then you better hurry and buy what's left in cabinet smokes on the market. Habanos S.A., the global...more
Posted: June 7, 2004
Havana Corner: Smoking Edmundo in Milano
Salvatore Parisi (left), Andrea Molinari, and Franz Botre sample Edmundos in Milan. The launch of the Montecristo Edmundo may be one of the most...more
Posted: June 3, 2004
Goodbye Emilia, Hello Edmundo
James Suckling with Emilia Tamayo at El Laguito. Probably the saddest news of the Habanos Cigar Festival was the retirement of Emilia Tamayo, the...more
Posted: March 4, 2004
Havana Corner: Cuba's Cigar Lovefest
Where's Fidel? Those were the two words uttered in just about every modern language imaginable during the gala dinner on Friday night, February 27,...more
Posted: March 1, 2004
Havana Corner: The Loss of a Miracle Maker
The November 28 death of Richard Meerapfel should be etched in cigar history books, even though many people have never heard of the man. Meerapfel,...more
Posted: December 10, 2003
Havana Corner: Trinidads Debut in London
It was a long way from home for Raul Valladares, master blender for Tabacuba, the Cuban organization in charge of cigar production on the island. The...more
Posted: November 14, 2003
Havana Corner: At Long Last, New Trinidads
It's about time that one of Cuba's best cigar brands, Trinidad, was upgraded with new sizes, or vitolas -- if you haven't already heard about it. For...more
Posted: October 10, 2003
Havana Corner: A Cuban Icon Is Gone
Cuba just won't be the same without guitar maestro Compay Segundo, who died Sunday night in Havana. The 95-year-old was an icon to the island -- a...more
Posted: July 15, 2003
Havana Corner: Limitada Tasting
European editor James Suckling recently rated three of the new Edición Limitada cigars from Cuba, which have just gone on sale. His review was ready...more
Posted: July 10, 2003
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