Last year was a bad year for cigar production in Cuba. That might not worry American cigar smokers too much, as it is still illegal to buy or sell the coveted Cuban cigar in the United States.

Smoking tobacco originated in the New World and no less an explorer than Christopher Columbus was among the first to witness ...

Cuban cigars are often hailed as the forbidden fruit. Regardless of how you feel about them, they’re highly coveted and ...

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Synonymous with Cuba, just like Castro and Che Guevara, cigars are revered by connoisseurs and part of the country's political landscape. Since the U.S. trade embargo was ...

Cuban cigar rollers at a cigar factory in Havana, March 1, 2018. (Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images) After the revolution in 1959, a school was created for female rollers in Cuba, which changed ...

Cuba's top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday that sales of the company's luxurious smokes had soared to a record $827 million in 2024 as revenue poured in from fast-growing markets in China and ...

She expects Cuban cigar production to help the Caribbean nation's economy recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "These are the best cigars in the world and Cohiba is our top brand," she said.

Cuba's top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday its sales had soared to a record $721 million in 2023, a benchmark the company's executives attributed to booming demand for its most luxurious, high ...

The tobacco historian explains that, in the past, it was unacceptable for women to take on production jobs, so "for years and years," they made cigars secretly at home, selling them at market ...