Cracks are appearing in the well-rolled wrappers of the American cigar industry, the result of an eroding cohesiveness that once united the world’s best cigar companies, insuring they remained ...

The Fendrich family -- a father, mother, and four brothers named Joseph, Charles, Francis and Herrmann -- immigrated to the United States in 1833 from what is now Germany. A fifth brother, John, was ...

YBOR CITY, Fla. – Cigars helped define this neighborhood in Tampa that, in its prime almost a century ago, was known as the “Cigar Capital of the World.” Home to over 100 factories, the city produced ...

You can still find Cuban immigrants hand-rolling cigars in the storefronts of Ybor City, the section of Tampa, Fla., named after a Havana cigar manufacturer. At La Herencia de Cuba, Roberto Ramirez is ...

In 2021, Gary “Lōks” Smith walked into a convention with a name tag that wasn’t his and a dream of launching his own American-made cigar company. The Louisville man was trying to get a foot in the ...

Retired NBA champion Tiago Splitter said his favorite cigar reminds him of his career: It starts mellow and gets stronger and stronger until you reach the end. The former San Antonio Spur might be ...