Remember when a cigar was just a cigar? These days, firing up a stogie in public can seem like a radical political statement rather than a few minutes of quiet reflection. If dirty looks could kill, ...

As Edga Ramaz worked in front of them, Paul Shubert passionately talked to Knance Phelps about marrying, about finding a love naked, about strippers. So goes the conversation when an esteemed master ...

FIFE, Pierce County — In the years since Washington voters approved a statewide indoor smoking ban nearly a decade ago, Daniel Shaw and his cigars have wandered a state thin on options for places to ...

Humidors, double-bladed cutters, ashtrays, travel tubes, lighters — cigar smokers receive the same accessories as presents year after year. That can change this holiday season. The customization craze ...

Like cheese, they can be aged. Like wine, they can be bold or full-bodied. Like chocolate, they can be rich. And like coffee, they can be blended. But cigars belong in a world of their own, filled ...

The American cigar industry is looking forward to the day Cuban Cigars will be sold openly in the United States, and is not worried about the iconic cigar hurting business because, frankly, they ...

Tennessee football fans are hoping for a chance to light up this weekend, but Mike McGill likes to treat every day like a win. There doesn’t have to be a football game, wedding or reunion of friends; ...

After picking up a big win against Tennessee on Saturday, Alabama coach Nick Saban chewed a cigar to celebrate the victory. It was all Tennessee to start the game, leading 20-7 at halftime. However, ...