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A Classic Cigar
I had a classic cigar last week. It’s so rare that one of the best encyclopedias of Cuban cigars, written by Min Ron Nee and Adriano Martinez,...more
Posted: October 23, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Smoking a New Padrón
Got a call from Jorge Padrón the other day. He was coming to New York City for a dinner at the Grand Havana Room, and he asked me to come along. He...more
Posted: October 18, 2007 By David Savona
Cigar Lovers Are Everywhere
How many times have you started up a conversation with someone, only to discover that the other person is a cigar smoker? It happened to me...more
Posted: October 17, 2007 By Gordon Mott
A Taxing Situation
I’m back in the office after a few days in Charleston, South Carolina, at the annual Cigar Association of America meeting. This is a gathering...more
Posted: October 15, 2007 By David Savona
Taboada and His Custom Smokes
A surprising amount is said and written about custom-made Cuban cigars. These are cigars that retired factory rollers produce in various cigar shops...more
Posted: October 11, 2007
Great Old Smoke
I had one of those cigar moments that we all dream about on Saturday night. My friend had cooked a great meal, we were working our way through a...more
Posted: October 9, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Dining in the Heartland
New Yorkers are parochial. We know it. We don’t simply believe that our restaurants are as good as any in the world or in the United States, we...more
Posted: October 5, 2007 By Gordon Mott
The Best Cigars of the Year
I’m a happy man. My humidor is full of great cigars and I have to smoke them all. I test cigars all the time here at Cigar Aficionado , but with...more
Posted: October 4, 2007 By David Savona
Cubana, Heaven and Cigars
Maybe I was being a little dramatic, but I honestly thought that the Bolivar Royal Corona could be the last cigar of my life. I am not a great fan of...more
Posted: October 2, 2007
The Perfect Invitation
“Take whatever you’d like to smoke.” The words were like magic. The invitation, from my friend who has an extraordinary collection of cigars,...more
Posted: October 1, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Flattery and the Real Deal
I smoked a Cohiba Behike and an Edmundo Dantes Conde 109 the other night during a dinner at La Guarida, the best restaurant in Havana. The Behike...more
Posted: September 28, 2007
The Biggest Humidor in the World
I visited the Partagas factory in full sunshine. My Cuban friends were telling me that they could feel autumn in the air. It made me laugh to...more
Posted: September 27, 2007
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