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In Cayman’s Bodden Town, a Classic Caribbean Beach Village

St Martin’s Le Pressoir Is Back

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most celebrated restaurants has completed its comeback from Hurricane Irma. Le Pressoir, set in the heart of the culinary hotspot of Grand Case in St Martin, has officially reopened its doors. …

The Best Cigar Shop in St Martin

By Alexander Britell MARIGOT — No matter where you are in the Caribbean (outside of Cuba of course), it’s rarely easy to find great Cuban cigars. That includes most of the region’s top cruise destinations, where, even if you can …

A Secret Cigar Speakeasy in St Croix

By Alexander Britell It’s up the steps and past the pool tables and behind an unmarked wooden door on the second floor of a covered plaza in the heart of Old Christiansted. There’s no name, no sign and it isn’t …

The Best Cigar Shop in Montego Bay

By Alexander Britell It isn’t always easy finding a great Cuban cigar in the Caribbean. That’s why you’re always best off heading for an official Habanos Point or Casa del Habano, those officially licensed by Habanos. But in Montego Bay, …

The Baha Mar’s Beautiful Cigar Bar

A glass of aged rum, a premium cigar, the sound of a steel pan. It’s the recipe for a perfect evening in the Bahamas, and it’s what every night is like at the new Churchill Cigar & Rum Bar at …

The Best Cigar Shop in Aruba

By Alexander Britell Aruba has long been a haven for cigar lovers, with a host of cigar shops large and small for passionate travelers. But navigating the island’s diverse cigar scene has never been easy — until now. That’s because there’s …

The Best Cigar Lounge in San Juan

Dark lighting. High-backed leather chairs. A top-shelf spirits selection. A breadth of cigars. There’s even a library. These are the ingredients to a great cigar lounge, and the Avo Lounge at San Juan’s Condado Vanderbilt hotel. This is the classic …

A Secret Cigar Lounge in Grand Cayman

It’s just a few hundred miles from the Cayman Islands to Cuba. And for years, that’s meant a great deal of Cuban cultural influence in the British Overseas Territory, from music to rum. And it also means that Grand Cayman …

Caribbean Cigar: A Secret Cigar Lounge in Grand Bahama

Above: the Havana Cay cigar bar and lounge at the Grand Lucayan in Grand Bahama (All photos by CJ) By Robert DiPanoCJ Contributor GRAND BAHAMA — Nestled in a quiet back corner of the resort’s Manor House, the Grand Lucayan’s …

Caribbean Cigar: At Miami’s Cuban Crafters, the Spirit of Old Havana

Above: Cuban Crafters in Miami (all photos by CJ) THE CLACK of dominoes. The steam of a just-made colada. The deliberate movements of cigar rollers. Clouds of smoke against the walls. From the outside, it’s a large warehouse-style space at …

Caribbean Cigar: Robert Dipano Tastes the Graycliff Silver

By Robert DipanoCJ Contributor GRAYCLIFF’S master Cuban torcedores and expanded cigar rolling operations have catapulted the Bahamian brand to the forefront of the luxury cigar market. And Caribbean Cigar was lucky enough to get its hands on Graycliff’s Silver Label …

Caribbean Cigar: The Cohiba 1966 Limited Edition 2011

By Federico BroednerCJ Contributor Welcome to Caribbean Cigar, a new CJ feature dedicated to the world of fine cigars. 1966 was the year Cohiba debuted as a commercial brand. This limited edition, the Cohiba 1966, was created as an homage …