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A Top Ten Day
Every year, a friend of mine nominates the top ten days of the summer. The criteria are pretty loose, but basically it has to be warm, but not too...more
Posted: May 27, 2008 By Gordon Mott
A "New" Smoke From Pepin
So I thought I knew all of Jose “Pepin” Garcia’s smokes. I was wrong. I had lunch the other day with John Gonzales, national sales manager for...more
Posted: May 20, 2008 By David Savona
End of a Tasting
There’s always a collective relief here when we finish up a tasting for one of our upcoming issues. I know most of you don’t understand this, but...more
Posted: May 19, 2008 By Gordon Mott
Scene Smoking
Have Gun – Will Travel rerun, “Show of Arms” (circa 1957). DAWN in SAN FRANCISCO’s Hotel Carlton, where the TV western’s main character,...more
Posted: May 18, 2008 By Jack Bettridge
London Smoking
I froze my ass off last night in London just to smoke a cigar with my good friends Jemma Freeman and Simon Chase, both of Hunters & Frankau, the...more
Posted: May 16, 2008
Smoke For Derby Day
There’s just something special about firing up a great cigar (or two) on Derby Day. This year, my wife and I celebrated in style with a great group...more
Posted: May 12, 2008 By David Savona
Cuban Cigar Sting in L.A.
It is surprisingly easy to get Cuban cigars on the West Coast, especially Los Angeles. I was jonesing for a Cuban the other night in Los Angeles and...more
Posted: May 7, 2008
The Sounds of Silence
Sunday night was my first great chance of the spring to blow smoke on my new deck. Perfect weather. A day of yard work behind me. It’s a school...more
Posted: May 6, 2008 By Jack Bettridge
Opening Day
The day finally arrived--opening day at my country club. It wasn’t the best of weather on Saturday; the day dawned cold, cloudy and with light rain...more
Posted: May 5, 2008 By Gordon Mott
Better With Age
James Suckling was in town this week, so Monday night we headed out to an early dinner in midtown. We ate at Benoit, a new brasserie from Alain...more
Posted: April 30, 2008 By David Savona
Breakfast of Champions
“Does it taste like 100 points?” asked David Savona, web tsar and senior editor of Cigar Aficionado. “Good question,” I responded as I smoked...more
Posted: April 29, 2008
The Questionable Process of Purging Your Cigar
I am embarrassed to say that I didn’t know what the hell purging a cigar was until recently. I am only using “hell” because my editors would...more
Posted: April 24, 2008
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