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Cuba's Regional-Edition Cigars Ship
As the new year begins, the last of the Habanos regional-edition cigars have shipped to their appointed countries. Some nations received their...more
Posted: January 5, 2009 By Gregory Mottola
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Habanos, Cubatabaco Dispute Xikar's Use of 'Havana'
Habanos S.A. and Cubatabaco, the government-owned companies that bring Cuban cigars to the world, have filed legal papers with the United States...more
Posted: November 21, 2008 By Andrew Nagy
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Retailer Found Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Cubans
A cigar retailer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been sentenced to nearly one year in jail for selling counterfeit cigars. James David Joiner, 65,...more
Posted: October 21, 2008 By David Savona
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Christie's Auction Features Rare Cubans, Recent Cigars
Image courtesy of Christie's Cuban Davidoff cigars, which have not been rolled since 1991, are slated for the bidding. Cigars made decades ago and...more
Posted: October 8, 2008 By David Savona
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Habanos Says Cuban Cigar Production Unaffected By Storms
While back-to-back hurricanes wreaked havoc on Cuba's tobacco lands this month, causing billions of dollars worth of damage to the island, Habanos...more
Posted: September 25, 2008 By David Savona
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Cuba Hurricane Damage: $5 Billion
AP photo by Javier Galeano The back-to-back hurricanes that struck Cuba this month caused an estimated $5 billion in damages. More than 200,000...more
Posted: September 18, 2008 By David Savona
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Cuba Pounded by Second Hurricane in Eight Days
With waves higher than two-story buildings and winds of 125 miles per hour, Hurricane Ike swept across Cuba from east to west yesterday, killing four...more
Posted: September 9, 2008 By David Savona
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Hurricane Gustav Slams Cuba's Tobacco Region
Javier Galeano Hurricane Gustav tore through Cuba this weekend. While no deaths were reported, it left the town of Los Palacios (pictured) in ruins....more
Posted: September 1, 2008 By David Savona
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Florida Boaters Charged with Smuggling Thousands of Cuban Cigars
Two Fort Myers, Florida, men have been indicted on charges of illegally importing Cuban cigars, rum and other merchandise into the United States....more
Posted: May 27, 2008 By Gregory Mottola
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Imperial Chief Heading to Cuba to Keep Habanos
Gareth Davis, chief executive officer of Imperial The pending acquisition of Altadis S.A. by Britain's Imperial Tobacco PLC would instantly transform...more
Posted: July 19, 2007 By David Savona
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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
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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
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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
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Cuban Lawsuit Resolved in U.K.
Hunters & Frankau has retained its title as the exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in the United Kingdom thanks to a court ruling in March....more
Posted: April 7, 2006 By Michael Moretti
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Cuba Dealt a Glancing Blow from Wilma
As Hurricane Wilma raced through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida yesterday, it dealt a glancing blow to western...more
Posted: October 24, 2005 By David Savona
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Hurricane May Hit Cuban Tobacco Region
Western Cuba was placed on hurricane alert this week as Hurricane Wilma moved slowly toward the Yucatán Peninsula, packing winds of 145 miles per...more
Posted: October 20, 2005 By David Savona
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