As any cigar aficionado will tell you, cigars are a hobby, not a habit. And like any hobby, knowledge is passed down from expert to novice. We spoke with Michael Herklots, vice president for retail ...

On April 21, 1910, Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, breathed his last. Perhaps, one of history’s most committed cigar smokers, Twain’s daily allowance of 20 cigars and countless pipes had lately been ...

Carlos “Carlito” Fuente, Jr. is president of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the largest family-owned premium cigar company in the world. Headquartered in Santiago, Dominican Republic, they employ 4,000 ...

In 1962, José Orlando Padrón, a third-generation Cuban tobacco grower, ended up in Miami after the Castro regime confiscated his family’s farms. It took only two years for him to set up shop making ...

In the heart of Cuba's Holguin province, a cigar company is showing the world how to get more out of less. The Lázaro Peña ...

Havana is the destination of the moment. In the past couple of months, Barack Obama, the Rolling Stones and even the Kardashians have made pilgrimages to the Cuban capital—along with Karl Lagerfeld ...

Tampa, Florida – Cigar culture is deeply ingrained in Tampa, Florida, and enjoying a sudden spirited revival amid the city's wider ascendancy in recent years. "Cigar City" produced more than 500 ...