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June 2008 Issue

With his combination of superb technique, impressive strength and a brilliant mind, Tiger Woods is on a mission to break the PGA record for major championships. He�s the world�s greatest golfer, beloved by the fans and admired and respected by his peers.

The June Cigar Aficionado takes you into the world of Tiger: his numbers over the past decade, his performance in the majors compared to Jack Nicklaus, how he stacks up to the other great golfers in history and how his absolute determination to win has changed the very landscape of pro golf.

Also in this issue, Marvin "The Shotmaker" Shanken partners with Ernie Els in the Honda Classic Pro-Am, David Savona interviews cigarmaker Michael Chiusano, and James Suckling hits a U.S. Customs roadblock on his way home from Havana. Plus, go into the mind of Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson, gain access to Sin City's most exclusive comp services, ride in the autos that push the edge, review the latest in pocket-sized entertainment, get in the ring with mixed martial artists, and keep time with space-aged technologies. Also, ratings and notes on 75 cigars.

That -- and much more -- is in the June issue of Cigar Aficionado, on sale now. For a preview, take a peek at the table of contents, below.

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Here is the June issue's table of contents:

UP FRONT

CIGAR HIGHLIGHTS

EDITORS' NOTE

OUT OF THE HUMIDOR -- Your letters.

THE GOOD LIFE GUIDE

ELECTRONICS -- Meridian F80: big sound in a small box.
DRINK -- Here's your Mint Julep, Colonel.
STYLE -- Silk handkerchiefs tie it together this season.
PLACES -- A mirage in Los Cabos, Mexico.
GOURMET -- Start your cookout with the best tools.
TIME -- Chopard races in with the Mille Miglia watch.
TOOLS -- The BeerTender supports the mini-keg revolution.
SPORT -- The ball that makes baseball our pastime.
WHEELS -- Jaguar XF lives up to the clichés.
FUN -- Pinball wizardry invades your rec room.

FEATURES

COVER: TIGER BURNING BRIGHT -- Arguably the best golfer in history, Tiger Woods conquered the game with mind control and physical brilliance. His single-minded determination to win captures the envy of other top golfers. We examine the man and how he measures up in the pantheon of immortals.

GOLF: MORE CONFESSIONS OF A WEEKEND GOLFER -- Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin "The Shotmaker" Shanken brings fortune to his partner Ernie Els at the Honda Classic Pro-Am, who went on to win his first PGA Tour victory in four years.

GAMBLING: THE MAN BEHIND THE VENETIAN -- Sheldon Adelson, the founder of the Las Vegas Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, has just opened the Palazzo there as well as a Venetian in Macau, his first -- but not his last -- foray into the Far East. By 2010, he plans to open 13 other gambling and hotel venues in the city.

GAMBLING: WELCOME TO COMP LAND -- As the perks that casinos use to entice high rollers spiral to ever-dizzying heights of luxury -- private clubs at which they serve sumptuous meals with end-of-the-world wines -- so does the buy-in price to be considered a whale. Sorry, five grand doesn't cut it anymore.

CARS: DRIVING ON THE EDGE -- In an auto market of cookie-cutter sameness, some cars stand out as extreme machines. We take a look at the hottest, the fastest, the most luxe, the biggest, the smallest and the ones that will just suck the air out of your neighbor when he sees you in them.

TECHNOLOGY: VIDEO ON THE RUN -- What's flying the friendly skies and making the morning commute these days? Handheld video. It's not quite Dick Tracy's wrist television, but portable video is for real, with plenty of high-quality players and lots of alluring content.

SPORT: THE BIG BRAWL -- Ultimate Fighting Championship combines elements of boxing, wrestling, kickboxing and the Eastern martial arts to pit modern gladiators against each other in a spectacle that captures the public imagination. Some may call it "human cockfighting," but this modern-day version of king-of-the-hill seems to appeal to a very basic instinct.

WATCHES: THE FUTURE OF TIME -- Innovative watchmakers are tapping space-age technologies and combining them with Old World craftsmanship to create new movements that address the biggest problems of mechanical timekeeping, particularly the development of an escapement that needs no lubrication.

CIGARS

TASTING -- We rate 75 cigars in six sizes: Churchills, corona gordas, double coronas, figurados, petit coronas and robustos, plus Connoisseur's Corner, our vintage cigar tasting.

CIGARMAKER: THE RISE OF CUSANO -- Michael Chiusano was a numbers cruncher with no background in cigar making nor Cuban ancestry when he joined the industry. Now, a decade and a half later he runs one of its hottest brands.

PROFILE: KLEIN'S QUEST -- Tom Klein, of Rodney Strong Vineyards, is a Stanford MBA who went went on a mission to create perfection in a wine glass.

INDUSTRY: WORDS TO ROLL BY -- One of the great traditions of Cuban cigars is the lector, a reader of news and novels who entertains factory rollers as they work.

CIGAR DIARY: TRAVELING WITH JAMES SUCKLING -- Our man in Havana runs into trouble at the border as he returns from a Havana cigar festival that was one of his favorites to date, with the chance to smoke many outstanding limited-edition cigars.

MADE FOR YOU -- Items from around the world that become personal to the user: disposable phone numbers, custom billiard cues, auto perfection reborn, your life in a book, the ultimate Scotland excursion and a titanium bracelet that promotes balance and harmony.