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Romanced by the Stone of Destiny
I thought they’d all been vanquished, but every once in a while you find one: the single-malt-whisky snob who talks smack about blended Scotch as...more
Posted: February 12, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
The Last Bottle?
What do you smoke with the last bottle of wine on Earth? I am not talking about the last bottle—it is not Armageddon yet. Nor do I think it will...more
Posted: February 11, 2010
Snow Day
Snow is coming down hard, and has been since about 7 o’clock when I decided it was wise to not rely on my commuter train system to get me home this...more
Posted: February 10, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Cooking With Charlie
Hope you all have checked out my new video with Charlie Palmer at Aureole restaurant. Tough duty that, let me tell you. Being down there in the...more
Posted: February 4, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Cigars and Football
Yesterday I invited over my brother and a few good friends, slow cooked a big pot of spicy chili, headed down to the smoking room and turned on the...more
Posted: January 25, 2010 By David Savona
Back in the Land of the Free
Getting caught with two Cuban cigars crossing the border between California and Mexico can really upset officers of U.S. Customs and Border...more
Posted: January 12, 2010
A Sad Day for Dining
What was one of the last great cigar-gastronomic experiences in the world is over. La Guarida, arguably the best restaurant in Havana, closed its...more
Posted: January 8, 2010
Caribbean Smoking
The night was balmy. There was a moon high in the sky, and a light breeze off the nearby ocean, where you could hear the unusually high surf crashing...more
Posted: January 4, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Christmas Past
You might think that I am slightly old fashioned at times but I think that a photo is worth a thousand words in some cases. Please check out my photo...more
Posted: December 30, 2009
A Christmas Tale
I am ready for Christmas. I thought that I should leave a nice Cuban smoke for Father Christmas when he comes down the chimney on the 25th in San...more
Posted: December 23, 2009
A Scotch Master Looks Back
What to call John Ramsay? His title is master blender. But given that that is a pretty common spirits-industry term defining a person who oversees...more
Posted: December 21, 2009 By Jack Bettridge
12 Days of Christmas
I attended a gathering at the Cigar Inn, the home of Cigar Aficionado’ s lounge. Billy, Gus and Bass Fakih hosted a group of cigarmakers including...more
Posted: December 15, 2009 By Gordon Mott
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