In 1958, Cuba was the undisputed king of sugar and cigar production in the whole world. Its reign as sugar king didn’t last long after Castro, Inc. took over, but its reign as cigar king lasted a bit longer. Kiss that throne and crown goodbye.

Those days are now gone for good. Up in smoke, as one can say in English.

Gracias por todo, Fidel. Thanks for everything, Fidel.

From The Spectator

Cuba is no longer seen as the source of the finest cigars thanks to the increasing dominance of its near neighbor, the Dominican Republic,

This year, Habanos SA – the Havana-based business that oversees all Cuban cigar sales – reported 2022 revenues of $545 million, a 2 per cent increase on the previous 12 months (a figure helped considerably by skyrocketing prices of Cuban cigars).