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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
Left Behind
So I get the chance to play this great golf course the other day: Quaker Ridge in Scarsdale, New York. One of America’s greatest tracks, according...more
Posted: September 16, 2008 By David Savona
Don’t Jinx Myself
I’ve been holding off writing this blog, partly because I don’t want to jinx myself. But Dave has been putting pressure on us to submit some...more
Posted: September 12, 2008 By Gordon Mott
A Green Cigar Fit For A Prince
If we were smoking cigars 50 years ago in the United States, we were most likely lighting up green ones. Yes, those disgusting looking light,...more
Posted: September 10, 2008
Sharing a Smoke With Charlie Toraño
Charlie Toraño came by the office today. Charlie is the president of Toraño Cigars, and his family is one of the leading families of cigars and...more
Posted: September 4, 2008 By David Savona
My Favorite Smokes
I was reminded again this Labor Day weekend what makes a cigar special. When you smoke for a living, as we do here at Cigar Aficionado , it’s safe...more
Posted: September 2, 2008 By Gordon Mott
A Cigar Encounter of a Third Kind
Most of my interaction involving cigars goes in one of two possible directions: I encounter people who either love and want to have a smoke or people...more
Posted: August 28, 2008 By Jack Bettridge
The CRA Freedom Tour—Day Three
Chicago: It’s one of my favorite places in the entire world. Now that we no longer can do a Cigar Aficionado Big Smoke, I don’t travel here very...more
Posted: August 22, 2008 By David Savona
The CRA Freedom Tour - Day Two
Wednesday morning in New York City’s LaGuardia Airport had the elements of a mini Big Smoke, minus the cigars. Sitting in a lounge, waiting on a...more
Posted: August 21, 2008 By David Savona
The CRA Tour - Getting Started
Last night I joined about 300 people who lit up smokes in the name of fighting for their right to enjoy a fine cigar. We stood atop the Hudson...more
Posted: August 20, 2008 By David Savona
Some Musings From Manolo
Yesterday Manuel Quesada , known to all in the cigar industry as Manolo, came by the office with his daughter Raquel. They’re in town from...more
Posted: August 19, 2008 By David Savona
When the Cat is Away the Mice Play
I never thought about it. Sure. I have seen the work beetles can do to a box of cigars. They can drill tiny holes in your smokes for days, even...more
Posted: August 13, 2008
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