The Week Portfolio caught up with The Wellesley's resident cigar expert, Giuseppe Ruo, to discuss where the best cigars come from, what his favourite sticks are and what, in his view, is the must-have ...

After a decades-old tiff, the United States and Cuba appear to be in the diplomatic equivalent of couple’s therapy, each giving a little ground for the sake of rebuilding the relationship. On ...

The American cigar industry is looking forward to the day Cuban Cigars will be sold openly in the United States, and is not worried about the iconic cigar hurting business because, frankly, they ...

The Cuban cigar industry should be excited. President Obama announced Wednesday that the United States intends to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and urged Congress to end the more than 50 ...

At White House Hanukkah party, Obama gets a sniff of a cigar. — -- Turns out President Obama capped off Wednesday, a day that marked the dawn of a new relationship between the U.S. and Cuba with ...

A local manufacturer rolls pre-embargo tobacco into premium smokesWoodbridge A New Jersey company has been working a loophole in the U.S. embargo on Cuban cigars: It sells a line of Havanas made from ...

MIAMI, Florida — Americans travelers can soon legally bring back one of Cuba’s most celebrated products, but some limitations remain. Here’s a look at some facts and figures surrounding the loosened ...

DALLAS — A few hundred feet from a Hong Kong tailor, several fast food joints and an Albertson’s in the Casa Linda neighborhood of East Dallas, Jose Hernandez is rolling cigars. Hernandez, 34, grew up ...

Continuing an end-of-year tradition, contributor Tom Squitieri is visited by a familiar face with whom he discusses the events of the past year. Previous installments are available here and here. I ...

HAVANA — It’s the equivalent of buying a Gucci bag on Canal Street. Vendors who fill Havana’s streets selling black-market cigars to unsuspecting tourists are salivating over President Obama’s ...

It was close but no cigar for anyone who bid less than $26,950 at auction for a signed box of Cuban cigars from Fidel Castro's personal collection. The Boston-based RR Auction organization said ...

Tobacco: It’s what’s for dinner. A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and ...