After Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959, many of the country’s cigar makers decamped for more favorable political climates. Most settled in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and ...

Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic routinely outperform what was once thought to be Cuban supremacy. Simply put, to enjoy the best cigar available these days, you don’t have to buy Cuban.

My friend is going to the Dominican Republic for his winter vacation. I asked him to bring me back a box of cigars, $100 CDN max spend. ($75 USD).<BR><BR>My dad ironically enough has a friend ...

The secret stuff of a great Cuban cigar is found in Cuba’s Vuelta Abajo, a fertile section of land in the west. It’s both the climate and subsoil that lend to the rich, ... Origin: Dominican Republic ...

While Cuba was cut off from the U.S. for the past 54 years, other countries like the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua have stepped up to serve a $13 billion premium cigar market. Can Cuban cigars ...

Eric Newman, co-owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., said the cigars his company makes in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua are "more consistent in flavor and construction than those made in Cuba ...

Belgium.- The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Belgium, in partnership with the Embassy of Cuba, hosted a successful Cigar and Rum Night in Brussels, celebrating the cultural and economic ...

Putting down new roots in the Dominican Republic in the 1980s, Fuente affirmed itself as one of the leading brands in this new stand-in for Cuba. Today, the name Arturo Fuente is synonymous with ...

A cigar company that manufactured premium cigars for more than 90 years in Lackawanna County will shut down as of Aug. 31 and move production to the Dominican Republic. Parodi Holdings, doing busin… ...

Where are Montecristo cigars made? Read this guide and it may surprise you to find out. Hint: It's not necessarily where you think. The post Where are Montecristo cigars made? Are they Cuban or not?