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Night of the Vegueros
It was a rainy night in Havana. But following a rainy day, the damp air was cool by local standards and the huge El Laguito protocol salon didn’t...more
Posted: March 1, 2013 By Gordon Mott
An Olfactory Cannon For Your Next IPA
It’s no secret that the hop-forward taste of India Pale Ales, better known as IPAs, are a big hit with American craft beer lovers. IPA, perfect for...more
Posted: March 1, 2013
Breaking Down Cuban Cigar Sales
It’s my fourth day in Havana, and the sun has disappeared, blown away by the wind and the rain. The front seems to be wreaking havoc with the...more
Posted: February 28, 2013 By David Savona
Smooth Jazz and Cigars
I’m smoking something right now that you’ve never smoked. Nobody has. It’s a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan ligero with a Brazilian...more
Posted: February 28, 2013
Smoking Freely In Cuba
It’s 9 a.m., and I’ve just lit up a new Montecristo Petit No. 2. Too early for a cigar? Not here. Not in Cuba. I was given the cigars last...more
Posted: February 27, 2013 By David Savona
ProCigar and the Joy of Pig Snout
I’m smoking something right now that you’ve never smoked. Nobody has. It’s a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan ligero with a Brazilian...more
Posted: February 26, 2013
Montecristos, Big and Small, and Other New Cubans
I slipped the chocolate brown cigar out of my case, clipped its head and put its foot to the flame. I took a puff, exhaled toward the ceiling of the...more
Posted: February 26, 2013 By David Savona
Back in Cigar Country
For some it’s that first glimpse of the lush, green fields sprawling beneath the wings of the 767 as ocean turns to land. For others it’s the...more
Posted: February 21, 2013 By David Savona
Maker’s Mark—Proof Positive?
Posted: February 13, 2013 By Jack Bettridge
Soap-Opera Confessions
I have a confession to make. For three seasons now I have been hooked on what is essentially a soap opera: Masterpiece Classic’s “Downton...more
Posted: February 8, 2013 By Jack Bettridge
The Smoking Man Cave
I’ve been doing quite a bit of research lately on man caves, the rooms that men dedicate to getting away, either all on their own or with friends...more
Posted: January 25, 2013 By David Savona
One Million and Counting
Every year that we run the Top 25, we watch the page views creep ever closer to a threshold that, for us, is the magic number: ONE MILLION. In...more
Posted: January 7, 2013 By Gordon Mott
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