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Rains in Cuba Cause Problems for Harvested Tobacco

June 1, 2018

An extraordinarily wet and humid May has damaged Cuba’s premium tobacco crop, nearly all of which was curing in barns.

Cuba Dodges Major Damage From Hurricane Michael

October 9, 2018

Early reports from Pinar del Río, the province where Cuba’s finest tobacco is produced, indicate that there has been no significant damage from the passage of Hurricane Michael.

Cuba Is Now Harvesting This Year’s Tobacco Crop

February 1, 2018

The 2017–2018 tobacco harvest is under way in Pinar del Río, Cuba’s prime tobacco-growing region, and first reports from the province indicate the crop is excellent.

One (Or More) Of These 19 High-Scoring Cigars Should Be Your Next Smoke

September 5, 2017

Our June 2017 Cigar Aficionado tasting, now available to view on our website, shows how well non-Cuban cigars can stand toe-to-toe with smokes from Havana. Each of the top-scoring cigars are made …

Cigar Business Buckles Down To Beat FDA Deadline

July 20, 2016

Many manufacturers of premium cigars are concentrating their efforts to get all new cigar products to the market before August 8. This is the deadline imposed by the Food & Drug Administration, which …

TAA’s 50th Anniversary Rolls Out Record Number Of Exclusive Smokes

May 1, 2018

The Tobacconists’ Association of America is holding a conference and trade show in La Romana, Dominican Republic, featuring 21 special cigars made solely for the retail members of the organization.

Cuba's Rising Star

January 31, 2011

Our trip to Vuelta Abajo includes a visit with the young lion of shade tobacco.

2017 Cigar Aficionado Ratings In Review

March 26, 2018

A detailed analysis of a year’s worth of cigar ratings.

Out Of The Brick-Red Soil: A Visit To The Prieto Farm

March 2, 2016

Green tobacco. Grows glossy and thick. Sprouting through the brick-red soil. That's a haiku, I think. And the best way to describe what I saw in Pinar del Rió's San Juan y Martinez growing region in …

C.L.E. Launching Two Connecticut Cigars Next Week

May 10, 2016

In a departure from the norm, C.L.E. Cigar Company, best known for its Honduran-made, Corojo-seed cigars, is launching two new cigar lines that are rolled in Nicaragua and wear Connecticut-seed …

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