When Celia Sánchez, Fidel Castro’s indispensable helper, decided in 1967 to introduce women into the cigar business, hundreds of women lined up for the prestigious task of rolling for Cuba’s leader and his guests. One of them was 18-year-old María Sierra.
Sandy Cobas’ El Titan de Bronze Factory in Little Havana, Miami
The Little Havana area in Miami, Florida was once full of cigar factories, like My Father, Perdomo and Padrón. When they moved their production to Central America, El Titan stayed put. Today Cobas has ten rollers in what is one of very few factories left on the street.
Read About Jeff Borysiewicz’s Project of Growing Tobacco in Florida Again
Jeff Borysiewicz wanted to see if it was possible to grow tobacco in Florida again, so he set up the first tobacco farm in the state since 1977. Back in the day, Florida was the second-most important tobacco growing region in the United States, after Connecticut.
Meet Berta Bravo: The Guayabera Lady and Queen of Cigar Fashion
It started out as a worker’s shirt for guayaba pickers, or so some say. Now it’s the number one fashion item for people in the cigar world, and it’s all due to someone becomingly known as the Guayabera Lady.
Plasencia Launches Alma Fuerte at Carnegie Club in New York
The 90 visitors this evening were treated to an Alma Fuerte, a cigar made of 100 percent Nicaraguan tobacco, paired up with two glasses of Glenfiddich, the 14 Year Bourbon Barrel and the 15 Year Solera.
Tasting of Wine, Foie Gras and Cigars on October 21 in Uppsala, Sweden
The Swedish cigar importer and distributor Brother of the Leaf has invited French wine expert, Philipe Saillard, to do a wine, foie gras and cigar pairing in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, on Friday, October 21.
Perdomo Introduced New Products At The InterTabac
At the InterTabac trade show in Dortmund Perdomo introduced a couple of new products. Besides a whole new line he also presented a line extension and a gift box.
Tony Gomez in Bratislava
Tony Gomez, La Flor Dominicana’s Vice President visited Bratislavas passionados.
Padrón offering first box-pressed cigars in square tubes
At the InterTabac trade show in Dortmund Padrón introduced the first cigars ever to come in square aluminum tubes.
One Day in the Life of Felipe Lopes Meza
If you want to know anything about tobacco cultivation, Felipe Lopes Meza is the man for you. Nothing happens in the Turrent family’s fields without his knowing about it.
Beer Meets Cigars at the Family Cigar Shop Miami
A new beer and cigar lounge will open its doors on 72nd Street in the Brownsville area in Miami in June of this year. The owner, Carlos Padrón, aims to combine two similar passions.
Visiting Estelí’s Small Cigar Factories
Estelí in Nicaragua is made up of much more than just big cigar factories. Parallel to Joya de Nicaragua, Drew Estate, Plasencia and AJ Fernandez a myriad of smaller factories operate throughout the city, in everything from town houses to backyards. And they all seem to look ahead with a sense of prosperity.
