Among them: the ban on importing Cuban cigars. After Wednesday’s diplomatic deal, Americans visiting Cuba will be able to leave with up to $100 worth of cigars.

In 2015, I hadn't smoked a Cuban in over ten years. It was a Montecristo No. 2, one of the truly great Cuban cigars. It was a memorable smoke, washed down with some California cult Cabernet.

Even if the cigar craze of the 1990s is over and the embargo is still in place, the smoking of a fine Cuban cigar is still one of life's greatest sensual pleasures.

But the truth is, not all Cuban cigars are great—in fact, about half of the roughly 40 brands produced there are not worth considering, now that U.S. travelers can bring back $100 worth of Cuban ...

In the era of ChatGPT, a traditional trade continues in Havana. Women read songs and novels aloud to the workers who ...

Cigars get better with age, acquiring a mellower and refined taste and deeper aroma. This one has waited almost 20 years to be smoked, and it leaves me thinking of chocolate mixed with a dark wood.

My last Cuban was smoked over ten years ago. It was a Montecristo No. 2, one of the truly great Cuban cigars. It was a memorable smoke, washed down with some California cult Cabernet.

The loosening of restrictions has Cigar aficionados in the U.S. pondering what could happen if the 1962 trade embargo were to end – allowing Cuban cigars to flow into the U.S. marketplace freely.

But on Cuban cigars and rum and, more important, claims by Americans and Cuban Americans, she was clear: the regulations have to be changed, and they are working on it.