David Savona's Blog Archives

November 2007

Remembering Alfons

Posted: 11:55 AM ET, November 30, 2007

I opened one of the cabinet humidors in the office this morning, spied a box of cigars in a corner, and couldn’t help feeling a bit sad. It’s a box of Alfons Mayer cigars, and I’ve had them since 2005.

Alfons Mayer was an outstanding tobacco man, one of the world’s best, and for years he was the tobacco buyer for General Cigar Co. Read more

Smoking Big in Las Vegas

Posted: 11:53 AM ET, November 09, 2007

I landed yesterday in Las Vegas for our Big Smoke, and I wasted no time getting started Vegas style. After a long flight, I was hungry and ready for a cigar, so I dumped my bags at the Venetian Hotel and went straight to the Forums Shops at Caesars’ Palace. Read more

Sharing a Smoke with Jose Oliva

Posted: 12:20 PM ET, November 05, 2007

Jose Oliva was in town on Thursday, so I took a little drive after work to Club Perfecto in South Norwalk. Jose was hanging out with some of the members, smoking cigars and playing a little poker. (Don’t raid the place—they play for cigars, not money. Read more

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