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How Tobacco Financed a Nation

September 29, 2026

“Milestones are never really recognized right away. It takes fifty or sixty years before people realize what an achievement it is. Take for instance, tobacco… ...

Marlon Wayans: Beyond Funny

August 25, 2026

Marlon Wayans quit cigars for 20 years. Vanity will do that. “I was young, and I was just like, ‘I don’t want my teeth yellow.’ At that ...

Meat of the Fighting Bull: A Spanish Tradition Revived

July 16, 2026

Since the Middle Ages, Spaniards fought and ate toro. The tradition continues in an innovative, new way. Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose ...

Sunset Strip to Tatuaje: The Man Behind the Brand

July 14, 2026

A stalled rock career sent Pete Johnson to the humidor; he became a self-professed “cigar nerd” For Pete Johnson, it was the ink first, then ...

Joshua Habursky isn’t just defending premium cigars from regulation—he’s taking the fight to ski resorts, building university programs, and rewriting the industry playbook one smoke-filled room at a ...

The Science of Smoke

March 24, 2026

From Amish roots to barbecue fame, Jeremy Yoder built a massive following by treating brisket like biochemistry. Now he’s bringing that same curiosity to the world of ...

León Legacy

December 29, 2025

La Aurora’s Dominican factory bridges cigar history and modern innovation. Since its founding in 1903, the León family has committed to craft and tradition to ...

30 Years of El Titan de Bronze

August 30, 2025

When Sandy Cobas opened a modest cigar factory in the Westchester neighborhood of Miami in 1995, she couldn’t have imagined that three decades later, she ...

European Vacation: Schnitzels, Cigars, and Alpine Peaks

March 31, 2025

What began as a business trip to InterTabac turned into an unforgettable 700+ mile loop through Germany, Switzerland, and France The 2024 InterTabac Trade Fair ...