HAVANA (AP) — Pungent smoke filled the room, obscuring the lights and leaving clothing and skin reeking. There was applause, shouts and laughter, and above all plenty of H. Upmann Sir Winstons — ...

HAVANA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Facing public smoking bans around the world, cigar aficionados are spending more on finer smokes for the fewer opportunities they have to light up, and that boosted sales of ...

There are signals of cool that need no explanation. Tipping the valet with a $100 bill. Confidently ordering rare whiskey. And smoking the best cigars like it’s no big deal. But how do you smoke a ...

Ridgewood cigar salesman Gary Kolesaire thinks he knows what it is about Cuban cigars and rum that Americans find so alluring, so romantic, so sexy. It’s not their exquisitely cultivated flavors, made ...

* Production of finest tobacco leaf down 14 percent * Cigar production, export earnings off sharply * Industry draws on inventory By Marc Frank HAVANA, June 21 (Reuters) - Global economic woes and the ...

If the threat of cancer hasn’t convinced smokers in Cuba to quit, maybe the law will. Starting Monday new legislation takes effect to help protect people from the harmful effects of passive smoking ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS – It’s the super festival that ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Cigars date back centuries. There are places all over town dedicated to lighting up and hanging out with fellow stogie aficionados. Third Street Cigar in Waterville has been in ...