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Former Owner Of CAO Debuting Brand Using Family Name Tim Ozgener is back in the cigar industry with a new brand bearing his family name. The man who once owned and ran CAO alongside his father and sister is about to launch Ozgener Family Cigars Bosphorus. It’s his first blend in around 12 years, and […]

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The J.C. Newman Cigar Company in Ybor City wants to import Cuban tobacco and has made a formal request of the U.S. government to do so. After more than a century, the old tradition of crafting premium hand-rolled cigars still rolls on inside the company’s factory. A century ago, more cigars using Cuban tobacco were

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America’s Oldest Family Owned Cigar Manufacturer But rather than ask for presents, the nation’s oldest family-owned cigar company is giving gifts. The J.C. Newman Cigar Museum recently opened in their Ybor City factory at 2701 N. 16th St. and offers guided 90-minute tours of an operation that produces 12 million cigars a year. Admission is

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Watch the complete, uncut video of Marvin R. Shanken’s interview with NBA legend Michael Jordan. In 2017, Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Cigar Aficionado, had a rare, one-on-one interview with Michael Jordan. The complete 58-minute interview has never been seen—until now. Jordan talks about his family, his favorite smokes (pre-Castro Cubans!), Tiger Woods,

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Listen to the article. Cigar shipments in the U.S. were down in the first quarter of the year, off 9.5 percent from the first three months of 2019. Only some of this slowdown, however, can be blamed on the effects of the pandemic, as it wasn’t until March when cigar factories began to close, interrupting

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