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A Growing Vision
Les Drent of the Kauai Cigar Co. is making sure that Hawaii is known for more than just beaches, sunshine and leis.
Hailstorm Savages Padrón Tobacco Field
A hailstorm in Nicaragua turned a crop of tobacco destined to become Padrón cigars into a tattered mess.
A Day Trip to Pinar del Río
The car slows down as it leaves the main road for a rutted dirt path. Dust rises from the tires, the sound of rocks crunching beneath vulcanized rubber reaches your ears, and a …
Secrets of Connecticut Shade
The hot new thing in the humidor is a wrapper leaf dating back more than 110 years
General Cigar Sorts Superior Connecticut Crop
General Cigar Co., maker of Macanudo, Partagas and various other premium cigars and a major grower of tobacco in the Connecticut River Valley, is sorting the 2010 crop of …
Cuba Video: The Farm of Hector Luis Prieto
Far to the west on the island of Cuba lies the province of Pinar del Río, and within that area is a special spot known as the Vuelta Abajo.
Habanos Says Cuban Cigar Production Unaffected By Storms
While back-to-back hurricanes wreaked havoc on Cuba's tobacco lands this month, causing billions of dollars worth of damage to the island, Habanos S.A. says that Cuban cigar …
General Cigar Expects Large Dominican Crop
Angel Daniel Núñez, the president and chief operating officer of General Cigar Co. General Cigar Co., one of the world's leading producers of premium cigars, has significantly …
Havana Corner: Cubans Growing New Tobacco Strains
Cuban farmers are experimenting with new tobacco types for the 2006-07 harvest in order to reduce the effects of blue mold and black shank and to achieve greater control over the …