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Smoking Cigars in Nicaragua
Eight a.m., Estelí, Nicaragua. I haven’t had breakfast but I’ve already lit my first cigar. This is how I live when I’m in Nicaragua, home to...more
Posted: December 6, 2009 By David Savona
Meeting Jose Oliva In Miami
I got up early this morning and left frosty New York for sunny Miami, and spent the day with Jose Oliva, vice president of Oliva Cigar Co. in Miami...more
Posted: December 1, 2009 By David Savona
Seeing Is Believing (In the Big Smoke)
My first Big Smoke came in New York in 1997, when I started at Cigar Aficionado, and it blew me away with the great smokes, drinks and food. But...more
Posted: November 24, 2009 By Jack Bettridge
Big Smoke Thoughts
Back at my desk today after a weekend in Las Vegas with the most enthusiastic, upbeat cigar smokers that you could find anywhere on the planet. The...more
Posted: November 17, 2009 By Gordon Mott
Big Day at the Big Smoke
Today was jam packed with activity here in Las Vegas at the Big Smoke. At nine a.m. the doors opened to our cigar seminars (they sold out around one...more
Posted: November 14, 2009 By David Savona
Back in Vegas
It’s Big Smoke time, so I’m in Las Vegas with much of the premium cigar industry, puffing away and enjoying the city. We started in style...more
Posted: November 13, 2009 By David Savona
Big Smokes: See You There
Is there any sense in bringing cigars to The Big Smoke ? I asked myself this question again and again as I packed my bags to fly to Los Angeles and...more
Posted: November 11, 2009
The Joy of Smoking—and Shaving
One day last week, a number of early-morning contretemps—including my daughter’s locking herself out of her bedroom—conspired to make me leave...more
Posted: November 9, 2009 By Jack Bettridge
The Sad Plight of Cigar Smokers
Today I watched a bit of the Yankees celebratory parade at lunch with some friends here in New York. We decided to enjoy a short cigar before heading...more
Posted: November 6, 2009 By David Savona
Cîroc To Show Its Flavor
I wrote in Cigar Aficionado’s Good Life Guide not too long ago ( June 2009 ) about the wide array of flavored vodkas that are available, but at...more
Posted: November 4, 2009 By Jack Bettridge
Cigar of the Year Coming to Big Smokes
I know a lot of you are planning on coming to our Big Smoke in Las Vegas , which is less than two weeks away. (Can’t believe it—This year went by...more
Posted: November 2, 2009 By David Savona
A Senseless Ban
I’m still scratching my head over New York City’s move to ban flavored tobacco products, including flavored cigars and even pipe tobacco. It just...more
Posted: October 29, 2009 By David Savona
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