The world of cigars

Scott Gottlieb, who has been appointed Commissioner of the Food and Drug Agency by Donald Trump, has repeatedly expressed his opposition to new cigar legislation. Will he halt the procedures already under way? American cigar aficionados have seen a glimmer of hope. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the new head of the FDA, is known for his relatively liberal views on the

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Introducing Izambar: Rolled in Nicaragua and created from scratch by two aficionados without ever leaving their native Switzerland. By Laurent Mimouni This is the story of two Swiss aficionados in the Internet age. When we discovered Izambar cigars, launched a few months ago, we were expecting to hear the usual story of flights to and from the Caribbean and Europe, nostalgia

  He is the brains behind the Plasencia Organica, the only “organic” cigar on the market, as well as a brand new six-sided cigar… A way for this agronomist to reconcile his love of cigars with his admiration for nature. Interview by Jean-Pascal Grosso First of all, could you say a few words about the novel hexagonal Plasencia Alma Fuerte.

Nearly 60 years ago to the day, a bearded revolutionary named Fidel Castro was believed dead and holed up in the Sierra Maestra mountains. This is the incredible true story of how a previously unknown man became a legend thanks to his cigars and an American journalist. By Thierry Dussard Spreading the word in the heart of the Sierra Maestra In

By Léo Maduro Amateurs of cigars, meat and wine, this restaurant has opened for you! Located between the Louvre and Les Halles, it has a bar and a smoking lounge on the ground floor and a dining room upstairs. It offers a wide range of matured or unmatured meats and nearly 400 references of wine. The smoking lounge is large, comfortable and

He has blurred the tracks with his rock star outfit but he has been inventing the most singular cigars in the world for thirteen years. By Armelle Vincent  The forty-something Pete Johnson is the founder of the Tatuaje Brand, which cigars are made in Miami, Florida, and Esteli, Nicaragua by the famed José ‘Pepín’ García, the legendary founder of El

It’s one of the biggest and best cigar collections in the world: 6,000 cigars, 1,500 objects, more than 5,000 books and historic documents, tens of thousands of cigar bands and vistas. It belongs to a rich Italian man who has devoted ten years of his life to it.  By Camille Sifer A fifty-year love story with cigars Paolo Jucker (Swiss

FROM FEBRUARY 27TH TO MARCH 3RD The stars of the festival will be Montecristo  and Quai D’Orsay  brands, with major new launches announced ! Montecristo  is incorporating a full new product line into its portfolio, a premium and exclusive line. Its name : Montecristo Linea 35 The Quai D’Orsay  brand will also have a major role at the XIX Festival, by launching

We seized the chance to meet Douglas Kennedy, that most French of American authors, during one of his rare lightning stopovers in Paris. By Jean-Claude Perrier Photos: Patrick Artinian Douglas Kennedy admits that his relationship with time verges on the pathological. He very nearly scolded us for being ten minutes early – when for once, as journalists, we were proud

For its sixth edition, between 19 and 21 January, the Puro Sabor festival welcomed around 100 participants from 20 countries. It featured conferences, encounters, visits, and tastings with one aim: to definitively establish Nicaragua as a major player on the global cigar scene. At the end of a warm January day in Granada, kids are playing football on calle La

The Food and Drug Administration said last week it is moving forward on requiring warning labels on cigars. Six warning statements will be required of cigar manufacturers  beginning on May 10, 2018. Manufacturers will have until May 10, 2017. The warning statements are : _This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical  _Cigar smoking can cause cancers of the

10 Millions of cigars produced each year, more than 4000 employees, the label Don Pepin owes its success to the talent and the will of its creator José Pépin Garcia. At 66, he does not intend to stop but returns with us on career. Par Armelle Vincent Jose “Pepin” Garcia wants to make something clear: he won’t talk about politics

  After eleven NBA seasons, the basketball player tells us about his love for cigars and debunks a few myths, such as the idea that enjoying a good corona is incompatible with being a world-class sportsman. By Jean-Pierre Saccani There aren’t many top-flight athletes who smoke, and those who do aren’t keen to talk about it. Mickaël Piétrus is the

25,000 premium cigars are offered monthly to US soldiers in combat zones to help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is the result of the work done over the last four years by the charity Cigars for Warriors. But the latest anti-tobacco regulations in the US may ban these donations. by Armelle Vincent Over the last four years, Cigars for Warriors has

August 13, Fidel Castro celebrate its 90 years today. 52 years ago, on 13 August 1964, Una Liutkus was with him at the photographer Alberto Korda (author of the famous photograph of Che), with Bernard Kouchner and Evelyne Pisier. Fidel Castro had no cigars. Otherwise he accepted smoking a Winston cigarette. Una took out his small camera …