Cigar

Smokin in the Gables was part of the First Annual Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival, held today in Coral Gables, Florida. The event was a big success, notwithstanding the rain and heat, with thousands showing up to enjoy the culture, smoke cigars and indulge in Latin food and drinks. Cuban Crafters Cigars was happy to be a [...]

Author Jerome Corsi and Radio Host Rusty Humphries stopped by Cuban Crafters’ Mega Cigar Store to relax and enjoy cigars during their visit to Miami. They were in town for a conference and brought along publicist Tim Bueler. Dr. Corsi smoked his favorite Padron Aniversario, Rusty smoked a Medina 1959 Miami Edition Churchill followed by a Berger and Argenti Entubar [...]

Premium Cigars are hand made with natural tobacco leaves and lots of skill. There aren’t any additional additives, other than natural tree sap glue. Yet under a proposed litter law in Ontario Canada, if you throw out a cigar or cigar butt  along or adjacent to a highway you will be fined from $2,000 to $3,000 [...]

Rapper Jay-Z is a well known cigar smoker. His picture graced the cover of Cigar Aficionado magazine and his albums have included pictures of him smoking a big cigar. Jay Z recently told the media that when he retires with his superstar wife Beyoncé Knowles, his plans are to do it the “Marlon Brando” way, on a [...]

Pre-Castro Cuba was a paradise known for cigars, rum and the music of Olga Guillot. Throughout her career Olga Guillot had 14 records that went gold and 10 platinum. She appeared in 20 movies and was the first Latin entertainer to perform in Carnegie Hall. The “Queen of the Bolero” was known among Cubans in the exile community as [...]

The Chicago Tribune newspaper recently ran a photo of what a manly man is. The photo is of Mike Owens in Lake Michigan, smoking a cigar. The article by John Kass has a subtitle that says it all “Tribune photo captures Chicago’s iconic Manly Man wading in Lake Michigan smoking a cigar, not eating a wimpy [...]

Florida’s Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp recently stopped by Cuban Crafters Cigars to enjoy Cuban coffee, a specially made “pan con chorizo” sandwich and great cigars. Governor Kottkamp was in Miami on official business and while passing through Little Havana found some time to hang-out and relax at Cuban Crafters Cigars’ superstore. Coincidentally, City of Miami Commissioner Richard P. Dunn and State [...]

Walk into Cuban Crafters Cigar Superstore in Miami and you’ll find an eclectic group smoking cigars and drinking Cuban coffee. Some you’ll recognize, as they are Miami’s most notable cigar makers. These legendary cigar makers stop by the store to enjoy the cigars, coffee and a game or two of dominoes. Others are cigar aficionados who enjoy the relaxed environment. One who [...]

Nicaragua’s Minister of Tourism Mario Salinas and Laureano Ortega, son of President Daniel Ortega, visited Cuban Crafters to talk cigars and tourism. They were accompanied by the Honorable Luis Martinez, the Nicaraguan Consulate General in Florida. The cigar industry in Nicaragua plays a vital role in their economy. In the tobacco areas of the north economists estimate that nearly [...]

Dennis Hopper passed away on Saturday, May 29th from prostate cancer. His acting career extends across five decades and during that time he inspired many. At Cuban Crafters we’re big fans of the actor, and Dennis Hopper was a big fan of our cigars. People know Hopper as an Academy and Emmy Award nominated actor, an artist, photographer and collector of modern art. We [...]