Launching a cigar brand is the next chapter in Detra Thomas’ story


Walk to the corner of Broadway and West 140th Street on a nice day and you’ll see an assortment of regulars outside of Harlem Cigar Room smoking cigars, sipping drinks, and sharing laughs.

Among them is Detra Thomas, founder of a new line of three cigars set to debut on Thursday.

The brand, called Detra’s Story, will consist of three 7-inch-long, 54-ring-gauge cigars, featuring Connecticut, Havana and Maduro blends. Thomas’ descriptions of the cigars are as enjoyable as the actual smoke.

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