Arrayed before her at the La Corona factory are scores of workers rolling the world's finest cigars, San Cristobals ... a podium on a wooden stage near a Cuban flag, she'll also read out birthday ...
Cuba's world-famous cigars combine richly flavored, slow-burning tobacco and a hand-rolling tradition going back hundreds of years. Here's a look inside the renowned El Laguito cigar factory in ...
But one of the most perplexing laws is a nationwide ban on Cuban cigars. Ever since most of us can remember, Cuban cigars have always been contraband, which has only heightened their intrigue.
Narrator: Cuban cigars hold a reputation as the world's ... differently shaped cigars which take extra time and consideration when rolling. Thirdly, the age. The longer a cigar has aged ...
So they lead trips to Havana, taking people through plantations and factories of Cuban cigars. And tourists are often surprised when they see many of the workers rolling cigars are Afro-Cuban women.
They can also be aged to enrich the flavor. The effort to introduce Houstonians to Cuban cigar rolling as its own unique, ...
Written and directed by James Orr the 53minute video chronicles the entire process of Cuban cigar making from planting to packaging offering rare never before seen footage of the facilities where ...
Set in the heart of Little Havana, Cuba Tobacco Cigar Co. rose to prominence during the U.S. cigar boom of the '90s when the shop, owned by the Bello family, launched its Havana Sunrise brand ...
He drinks a lot of coconut water and a lot of white rum, and he learns how to roll a cigar. The only thing quirky about this book is the title. Mad About Cuba is a compact report from the field.