UK Cigar Scene Magazine December Issue 12 | Page 23

With has many years visiting Cuba and writing about the cigar industry and having made his documentary film ‘Cigar’s the Life and Soul of Cuba’, Nic wanted to get James’s insights into the future of the Cuban Cigar industry. Where are the tobacco farmers of the future coming from? Is there enough land to grow more tobacco if the US Market opens up to Cuban Cigars? Is there investment going into the Cuban cigar industry to prepare for supplying the US market? What is the capacity for the US market for Cuban cigars? All critical questions for cigar lovers wondering how the normalisation of relationships between Cuba and the USA are going to impact on the supply of Cuban Cigars. We hope you enjoy this short extra interview between your Christmas festivities. This interview was recorded on the 1st October 2015 at No1a St James’s street, London. James was smoking a Partagas Maduro No 1 (Read his rating here) Video Production & Editing: Jake Bond & Luke Bond Cigar Interview photographs: Krystian Data - krystiandata.com You can catch up with all our video interviews on our YouTube Channel Learn more about James Sucking at www.jamessuckling.com & www.havanainsider.com Watch James Suckling’s Film Cigars – The Life and Soul of Cuba Here 22