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Day 4: Home Sweet Home in Pinar del Rio
It’s like going home when I visit Alejandro Robaina and his family, the famous tobacco growers in Pinar del Río. Alejandro, 89, is a warm and...more
Posted: February 7, 2008
Day 3: Watering Holes and New Cigars
Is El Floridita the best bar on earth? New York has the Café Carlyle Hotel. Paris has the American Bar in the Ritz. And Los Angeles has Polo Lounge...more
Posted: February 6, 2008
Day 2: Cigar Shop Talk
Hit up my first cigar shop yesterday. La Casa del Habano at Conde Villanueva is located in Old Havana near the Plaza San Francisco in a small hotel...more
Posted: February 5, 2008
My Stash
Someone on the forums recently asked about the home humidors of the Cigar Aficionado editors. I decided to ignore my inner censor that kept shouting,...more
Posted: February 1, 2008 By Gordon Mott
Payback Time
I’m the commissioner of a fantasy football league in my town. One thing has remained constant since it began four years ago—I haven’t won. Not...more
Posted: January 31, 2008 By David Savona
The Sad Truth of It
Smoking outside is not what it’s cracked up to be! In fact, it mostly sucks at this time of year. I was thinking about this other night when I was...more
Posted: January 24, 2008
Old Friends
I had a great phone call last week. I was sitting at my desk, finishing up one of my mystery tasting panel cigars (it wasn’t very good), and I...more
Posted: January 22, 2008 By Gordon Mott
The Dominican Republic—Day Four
Today we headed out to the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic, an agricultural area about halfway between Santiago and Santo Domingo. We were...more
Posted: January 18, 2008 By David Savona
The Dominican Republic—Day Three
Today I saw a brilliant tobacco field, watched my co-worker learn how to roll a cigar, ate more than my fill and saw the biggest collection of cigar...more
Posted: January 17, 2008 By David Savona
The Dominican Republic—Day Two
I spent the day looking at tobacco fields and cigar factories here in Santiago. It was a bright, warm and sunny day, as this is the heart of tobacco...more
Posted: January 15, 2008 By David Savona
Back in the Dominican Republic—Day One
There’s something about that first glimpse of a palm tree, that first smell of the air, the initial shock of feeling warmth in the middle of the...more
Posted: January 14, 2008 By David Savona
My Christmas Present
I’ve been holding back, for almost an entire month. But I didn’t want to spoil the car section of the Good Life Guide in the Jan/Feb issue of...more
Posted: January 9, 2008 By Gordon Mott
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