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Cohiba Behike Bands Get New Security Holograms
One of the most counterfeited brands in the world just got harder to fake. New holograms and more sophisticated patterns make the Cohiba Behike’s band nearly impossible to …
Havana Throws a Party
The walls of the sprawling PABEXPO convention hall were decked out in black-and-silver signs touting the H. Upmann brand, the featured cigar for the gala dinner on the closing …
Partagás Gets the Gran Reserva Treatment
Cuba’s only made three of its ultrarare Gran Reservas, and the latest has just gone on sale
The Fat Cigar Trend Spreads to Cuba
Once relegated to waistbands south of 50 ring gauge, Havana cigars are bulking up. The movement that’s long rocked the rest of the tobacco world has caught on in Cuba after the …
Cuba’s Edición Limitadas: Quality Rising
As the year draws to a close, collectors of Havana cigars turn their focus to Edición Limitadas. The identity of these special cigars is revealed early each year at February’s …
Vintage Cubans Heat Up At Auction
How much would you pay for an aged cigar? For one anonymous collector the answer is apparently more than $1,000, as a half dozen Dunhill Estupendos recently sold at auction for a …
Cigar Aficionado's Continuing Habanos Festival Coverage
Cigar Aficionado is back from Havana. Our editors were in Cuba last week to cover the 15th annual Festival del Habano, or Habanos Festival, where they sampled the latest in …
A Day at the La Corona Factory
The long journey a tobacco leaf takes through a Cuban cigar factory, from front door to cigar box
Buying At The Source
Purchasing Cuban cigars in Havana can mean good bargains, especially when you stick to the older brands.
