Gordon Mott
January/February 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide
Casa De Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic
How do you improve on one of the greatest golf destinations in the world? You go on a spending spree of $40 million dollars to refurbish the...more
Posted: February 1, 2011 By Gordon Mott
News & Features : News & Features
Havana's Most Highly Touted Private Restaurant Re-Opens
La Guarida, which for years earned accolades as Havana’s best restaurant, has reopened after an 18-month...more
Posted: December 23, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Havana Dining
Let’s make one thing clear from the beginning—you shouldn’t go to Havana for the food. Decades of isolation and ongoing issues with...more
Posted: December 14, 2010 By Gordon Mott
A Rainy Night in Havana
The name had barely slipped off the comedian’s lips when the crowd erupted in applause and shouts of admiration echoed in the small...more
Posted: December 12, 2010 By Gordon Mott
First Leaf
The first tobacco leaf of the 2010-2011 Cuban tobacco harvest was picked today, and tonight it is hanging in a curing barn. It wasn’t just any...more
Posted: December 9, 2010 By Gordon Mott
My Stunning Mystery Cigar
I smoked one of the best cigars of my life last night. I don’t know its name; actually, it doesn’t have one. You can’t buy it. I can’t buy...more
Posted: December 7, 2010 By Gordon Mott
First Night in Havana
After a long delay in Miami, and then yet another long delay in Havana immigration, Dave Savona and I finally made it to the Hotel Melia Cohiba, our...more
Posted: December 6, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Waiting for Havana
Dave Savona and I had taken an early flight out of New York to ensure we had plenty of time to make our flight, and God forbid, deal with any...more
Posted: December 5, 2010 By Gordon Mott
November/December 2010 Issue : Editors' Note
An Open Letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Posted: December 1, 2010 By Marvin R. Shanken / Gordon Mott
Our Cigar Community
The Las Vegas Big Smoke this past weekend reminded me of one of the enduring realities of being a cigar smoker. There is a huge community of us. And,...more
Posted: November 15, 2010 By Gordon Mott
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