Cigar & Cedar
Contributors
CIGAR & CEDAR is written by a dedicated editorial team. Every article carries a byline from the masthead below.
Julian Ashford
Editor-in-Chief
Julian Ashford leads CIGAR & CEDAR's editorial coverage of the premium cigar world: the leaf, the makers and the rituals around them.
Marisol Vega
Managing Editor
Marisol Vega manages the editorial operation, from story commissioning to publication standards.
Henri Baumann
Senior Correspondent
Henri Baumann covers the great cigar makers, their histories and their houses.
Clara Reyes
Leaf & Regions Correspondent
Clara Reyes reports on tobacco agriculture, the growing regions and the harvests that shape the leaf.
Samuel Okafor
Rituals Editor
Samuel Okafor writes on the rituals of the cigar: cutting, lighting, the herf and the culture of the lounge.
David Lindqvist
Market & Regulation Correspondent
David Lindqvist reports on the cigar market, auctions, regulation and the economics of collecting.
Ana Sofia Mendez
Contributing Writer
Ana Sofia Mendez writes on cigar makers, factories and the craft of the torcedor.
Robert Hale
Contributing Writer
Robert Hale writes on vintage cigars, collecting and the humidor arts.
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