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Imogen Carlyle

Culture & Lifestyle

Travel and food journalist for a decade (contributor at Saveur, Eater, a long-running food-and-place column at a regional Southern magazine) before turning the same eye on cigar lounges, festivals, and the rituals around the leaf. Charleston-based; a regular at La Casa de los Habanos there since 2022.

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Only 4.8% of Cigar Makers Say They're 'Very Concerned' About the Leaf. So Why Are Prices Climbing?
12 min read

Only 4.8% of Cigar Makers Say They're 'Very Concerned' About the Leaf. So Why Are Prices Climbing?

Culture: Brands blame an aged-tobacco shortage for premium cigar prices rising. The PCA's own 2026 survey tells a quieter, less flattering story.

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Six Whisky and Cigar Pairings From a Decade in Southern Lounges
10 min read

Six Whisky and Cigar Pairings From a Decade in Southern Lounges

Culture: Six whisky and cigar pairings a working culture writer would actually make again, from fourteen Southern lounges and one stubborn notebook.

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Ybor City's Cigar Factories Outlived the Industry That Built Them
11 min read

Ybor City's Cigar Factories Outlived the Industry That Built Them

Culture: Ybor City cigar history on foot. The brick factories still stand, but the hand-rolled trade that filled them was killed in just fifteen years.

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