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Do You Enjoy New Cigars?
A week from today I’ll be landing in Orlando to join our editorial team from Cigar Aficionado at the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers...more
Posted: July 27, 2012 By David Savona
An American Honey Cocktail Inspired by Wimbledon
Some invitations you don't turn down—so I didn't. Jimmy Russell, master distiller of Wild Turkey and a Bourbon titan, visited New York from...more
Posted: July 2, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Smoke and Cocktails
It's no secret: pairing cigars and spirits is my thing. But I don't regard the actual mixing of the two a particularly palatable proposition. That...more
Posted: June 26, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Smoking Like Churchill in Cuba
My last trip to Cuba—during the Habanos Festival in February—was a blur of dinners, meetings, interviews and cigar after cigar. I left many great...more
Posted: June 21, 2012 By David Savona
OMG!
I wrote an editor’s note for the July/August issue of Cigar Aficionado wondering about the implication of a proposed regulation for New York City...more
Posted: June 1, 2012 By Gordon Mott
Memorable Memorial Day Cigars
I’m back at my desk after a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I’m a little more tan, a little more achy yet far better rested then when I left the...more
Posted: May 29, 2012 By David Savona
I’ll Have Another
Derby Day was a little colder than normal, but the cloudy skies were predicted to hold their rain throughout the day, making me and my friends smile....more
Posted: May 14, 2012 By David Savona
The Gathering
Spring’s early glories were in full bloom under a crystal clear blue sky. The forsythias, dogwoods and cherry trees dotted the landscape with their...more
Posted: April 9, 2012 By Gordon Mott
Festival Fair
If you’ve ever been to, or heard about the IPCPR, you know there are endless aisles packed with booths from cigarmakers, pipe dealers, humidor and...more
Posted: March 28, 2012 By Gordon Mott
Fun With Words Old and New
We place a lot of importance on the age of things. Age generally confers quality on old whiskeys and wines. However, when it comes to seafood and...more
Posted: March 23, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Smoking the New Partagas 1845
I spent some time yesterday smoking with two of the biggest names in cigars from General Cigar Co.: Johnys Diaz, vice president of operations for the...more
Posted: March 21, 2012 By David Savona
Buying Cigars in Cuba
When I visit Havana, one of my greatest joys is walking through the humidors of a Casa del Habano and taking a look at the selection of cigars. On my...more
Posted: March 16, 2012 By David Savona
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