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Waiting Impatiently To Smoke
This is one of those classic good news/bad news situations. This morning a big box was delivered to my office. Inside were Fuente Fuente OpusX...more
Posted: October 28, 2008 By David Savona
Road Warrior
I was standing on the corner of 44th Street and 5th Avenue recently in New York. I looked up as a Nissan Maxima cruised through the light. The window...more
Posted: October 22, 2008 By Gordon Mott
The Champion!
I promised everyone an update on my golf exploits. I won!! As I explained in a previous blog , the Governor’s Cup is a season-long match play...more
Posted: October 17, 2008 By Gordon Mott
Hard Times in Cuba's Tobacco Country
Life is tough in the countryside in Cuba. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn't know. I spent most of Tuesday visiting some tobacco plantations....more
Posted: October 16, 2008
Smoking With John Starks
Few people have dunked over Michael Jordan. One man who did—and did it emphatically, in a big game situation—is John Starks. If you watched New...more
Posted: October 15, 2008 By David Savona
Another Day in Cuba
I am heading out to Pinar del Río today. I am not sure what I will see, but it should be interesting to say the least. Everyone I speak to says that...more
Posted: October 14, 2008
Back In Havana
I am spending Sunday afternoon in Havana with a San Cristobal de La Habana El Morro. The Churchill-sized smoke is delivering very balanced tea and...more
Posted: October 13, 2008
Blue Smoke to Fight the Blues
As I write this, I am smoking a cigar sitting on the terrace of the Raleigh Hotel in Miami and contemplating life. Yes, you can still smoke in some...more
Posted: October 10, 2008
Smoking a New Oliva
Oliva Cigar Co. has been making cigars since 1995, but it really popped up on my radar screen three years ago when I noticed their value-priced...more
Posted: October 8, 2008 By David Savona
Pairing Scotch With Dinner
A seven-course meal is elegant. A different wine with every course would be a luxury. But pairing each dish with a single-malt Scotch, well that’s...more
Posted: October 6, 2008 By Jack Bettridge
A New Way of Lighting
I thought I had witnessed just about every way you can light a cigar—matches, lighters, cedar spills, candles (bad), gas stovetops (effective in a...more
Posted: September 29, 2008 By David Savona
Remembering the Good Old Days
Last night, I had the honor and pleasure of attending the 20th anniversary celebration for Food Arts magazine, another publication in the M. Shanken...more
Posted: September 23, 2008 By Gordon Mott
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