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Hollow Victory for Change in Cuban Travel
I am no expert on legislation in Congress because it has been a long, long time since I have looked closely at various bills in pure form, but I took...more
Posted: March 11, 2009
Spring is Coming
This weekend we pushed ahead the clocks and, at least in the northeast, got a beautiful early taste of spring. On Sunday, I cleaned off our outdoor...more
Posted: March 10, 2009 By David Savona
Trying to Smoke in Chicago
I'm going to spare you the usual Sinatra references to Chicago and get right down to it—Chicago is not the town I left. It has been six years since...more
Posted: March 5, 2009 By Gregory Mottola
Waking up with a Smile in the Morning
I don't want to smoke a cigar today. I woke up this morning with a smile on my face. No it wasn't what you think! It was because I smoked another...more
Posted: March 4, 2009
Ojalá
I was not surprised to see a change in Raúl Castro’s government yesterday. I think that Castro wants to have people he feels that can really trust...more
Posted: March 3, 2009
Perfect Cigar, Perfect Night
I smoked the greatest young cigar in my life on Friday night – the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. I was spellbound by the cigar’s amazing richness...more
Posted: March 2, 2009
Reserved Cigars
I had the chance to unofficially smoke the Cohiba Gran Reserva last night during a private dinner at La Guarida restaurant in Centro Havana, and I...more
Posted: February 27, 2009
Puzzles and Cigar Barns
Cigar barns can be pretty darn big. They can also be pretty darn expensive. Making a sizeable one out of wood, the way it’s done in Connecticut and...more
Posted: February 27, 2009 By David Savona
My or Your Habano?
I might have found my new cigar for this year: Trinidad Robusto T. What an awesome smoke. I love the rich and spicy character with a fresh, clean and...more
Posted: February 26, 2009
Young Is Beautiful
I am not sure what people learned yesterday in a cigar tasting of new production 8-9-8 Partagas versus 8-9-8 Partagas from 1998. The 10-year-old...more
Posted: February 25, 2009
South Beach
I spent last week at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival in Miami. It’s a four-day extravaganza of wine, food and, whenever possible, cigars. This...more
Posted: February 25, 2009 By Gordon Mott
Montecristo Open and Habanos Surrealism
It was sort of surreal last night sitting in the Karl Marx Theater in Havana and watching a presentation for the line extension of Montecristo...more
Posted: February 24, 2009
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