The Cuban Embargo & the Diaspora

When the United States imposed its embargo on Cuba in 1962, it scattered the island's master cigar rollers across the Caribbean and Central America. Skilled torcedors carried their knowledge to Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic — along with seeds for the finest Cuban tobacco strains. The diaspora that was meant to end Cuban cigars instead spread their craft across the world.

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