One of the top priorities on our list was to buy some authentic Cuban cigars. We tried two different approaches. First, we bought a box at an authorized store inside the Hotel Habana Libre.

A claim that former President John F. Kennedy ordered 1,200 Cuban cigars right before outlawing them has been circulating online for years. However, Corbin Apkin, an archivist at the John F.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Cuban cigars hold a reputation as the world's most opulent tobacco product. A box of good-quality Habanos can cost thousands of dollars.

The sale is a boon for the Cuban economy ... As a region, Europe is the main market, buying up 56 percent of Cuban cigar exports. Cuba cannot sell its cigars in North America — the world's ...