Cigar Aficionado

Life is serendipity. A Canadian friend called as I was en route to the opening Monday night party of the 19th Festival del Habanos—a heavy thunderstorm had washed out the event, and he said …

Fidel. Throughout most of my adult life, Cuba's dictator/president went by a single moniker, his first name. He earned his notoriety on the global stage through a mixture of an unwavering …

I've been back home for nearly two weeks after a productive trip to Havana. The afterglow and the post mortems always linger for some time after my return. This time, there were some …

Is there such a thing as an overabundance of choice when talking about cigars? If such a thing exists, Havana's cigar shops currently are offering a mind-boggling surplus of top cigars. But …

My first day in Havana is always filled with little bureaucratic tasks. A visit to the Center for International Press to obtain my credentials for the week. A quick stop at Habanos S.A. to …

Change is a strange phenomenon. There is the hope of change, the wishes of people and even countries yearning for something different, maybe something better. Then, there is the reality of …