Johnny Ortiz and his family start their day hand-rolling products for their shop Ortiz Cigars, channeling their Dominican roots one cigar at a time. "In my country, we come from a town [called] ...

In 2016, cigar smokers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief—some may even have given an exuberant shout of joy—when the Obama administration announced that U.S. citizens could now ...

It’s an unfortunate paradox that nearly all of the most coveted and costly hand-rolled cigars are made in the some of the poorest developing countries. The Dominican Republic produces more premium ...

Locked-down smokers around the world are proving to be a boon for the Dominican Republic's cigar and tobacco industry. Already the world's largest cigar producer, the Caribbean nation is on track to ...

Caribbean to explore the Dominican Republic through the lens of pleasure and tobacco culture. The highlight is a visit to Santiago de los Caballeros, where some of the world’s finest cigars are rolled ...