Cigar Stars
Pepin's New Look
America’s hottest cigarmaker, José "Pepin" Garcia, has a grand new factory in Nicaragua.
Posted: August 1, 2010 By David Savona
An Interview with Benjamin Menendez
Speaking with Benjamin Menendez, senior vice president of General Cigar Co., the maker of Macanudo, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana and many more cigars.
Posted: May 1, 2010 By David Savona
Fuente's Right Hand Man
Wayne Suarez is the strong and quiet force behind the scenes at Arturo Fuente, the world's largest family-owned cigar brand.
Posted: March 12, 2010 By David Savona
Nicaragua’s Next Giant
With its penchant for innovative smokes and a sizable supply of tobacco leaf, Oliva Cigar Co. has doubled production since 2006.
Posted: March 1, 2010 By David Savona
Generation Next
We look at the youth movement in cigars, from the fifth generation of Quesadas, to the Perez-Carrillo children and the Levin young guns at Ashton.
Posted: October 1, 2009 By David Savona
Tatuaje's Pete Johnson
The love of Cubans has guided cigar-world newcomer Pete Johnson, creator of Tatuaje cigars.
Posted: August 11, 2009
An Interview with Charlie Toraño
We sit down with the president of Toraño Cigars for a wide-ranging discussion.
Posted: August 1, 2009 By David Savona
An Interview with Ruben Ysidron
Ysidron created the first branded cigar for Savinelli 15 years ago, and the standards have been high ever since.
Posted: June 29, 2009 By David Savona
Te-Amo's Alberto and Alejandro Turrent
The father-son team that runs Mexico's largest cigar-tobacco operation and makes the famous Te-Amo brand discusses the family's 110-year history of growing in that country.
Posted: February 1, 2009 By David Savona
An Interview with Tim Ozgener
C.A.O. International Inc. has now been in business for 40 years, evolving from making pipes to producing cigars.
Posted: December 29, 2008 By David Savona
Their Man in Havana
Manuel Garcia of Habanos S.A. combines his love of cigars with a vast knowledge of the marketing and sale of his country's national symbol.
Posted: December 22, 2008
An Interview with Rocky Patel
Rocky Patel, 47, has quickly become one of the best-known faces in the world of premium cigars.
Posted: September 15, 2008 By David Savona
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