It is a warm and slightly sticky late November afternoon inside the early-20th-century mansion that houses the global headquarters of Habanos SA, the body that markets Havana cigars. Fierce sunlight ...

Contrary to popular opinion, not all Havanas are stellar stogies. Here is how to make the most of the relaxed new rules. It is often easy to spot American cigar smokers in Europe. They are the ones ...

The recent news that the U.S. and Cuba will resume diplomatic relations means one thing for many Americans: Cuban cigars. Although the U.S. trade embargo has not been lifted entirely, eased travel ...

Cigar lovers are celebrating today's trade announcement by the Obama administration, which makes it a lot easier for the average person to legally purchase Cuban cigars and bring them back to the ...

The news that the U.S. and Cuba agreed to seek to reestablish diplomatic relations stunned the world. Reactions varied depending on one’s political bent, but cigar smokers are ever hopeful. The Cuban ...

SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba -- Cuban rum maestro Jose Navarro's taste buds sing when he sips Havana Club, the sweet spirit distilled in this farming town south of the capital. "It has to be Cuban," ...

Otto von Bismarck considered them an essential diplomatic aid and Evelyn Waugh said: "The most futile and disastrous day seems well spent when it is reviewed through the fragrant smoke of a Havana ...