Hirochi Robaina Grows Tobacco for the Castros but Tours the U.S. Selling His Own Stogies

(Miaminewtimes.com) In our two-part series on the end of the embargo and the Cuban cigar industry, we profile two Miami-based tabacaleros: José Padrón, a legendary cigar maker who has survived bombings and civil wars, and Pepe Montagne, another exile who has battled the Cuban government for 13 years in American courts.
But the cigar maker who, more than any other, is redefining the industry is Hirochi Robaina. That's because he's the first Cuban to tour the U.S. while still growing tobacco for the Cuban government. Continued