How to read a cigar label properly, from origin and wrapper to format and maker, so you know exactly what you are lighting.

Sheet: 32 3/8 x 23 1/4 in. (82.2 x 59.1 cm.) ...

It's estimated that from seed to box, more than 200 pairs of hands touch each cigar that is made in Cuba. A valuable export, and a draw for many visitors to the island nation, the artisanal tobacco ...

Cuban cigars, long a sign of luxury, are increasing their sales even as the global economy struggles. At a convention in Cuba, cigar-makers show how they are adapting to the times. Havana's sprawling ...

I’m sitting in a taxi, speeding along the Malecon with windows down. The night air smells heavy with salt; the few lights that mark Old Havana sparkle in the distance. My driver had urged me — oddly — ...

Q. Are Cuban cigars better than other cigars? A. Yes. They are. Cuba makes by far the best cigars in the world. So, as a person who has been known to smoke a cigar, the news this week that Americans ...

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32.37 x 23 in. (82.2 x 58.4 cm.) ...