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Why a Culebra?
The culebra cigar shape has always flummoxed me. Spanish for snake, a culebra is a crooked viper of a cigar, usually packaged in a set of three...more
Posted: July 17, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
A Crazy Smoking Policy
I shot a leisurely 18 holes the other day with my brother-in-law. We took a cart, which makes it much easier to smoke cigars. The course was playing...more
Posted: July 16, 2007 By David Savona
Cigars at The Post Hotel
Andre Schwarz is worried. He’s sitting at the table with me, my wife and daughter in the dining room of his award-winning restaurant and hotel and...more
Posted: July 13, 2007 By Gordon Mott
The Beauty of Differences
I smoked a Juan Lopez Obus torpedo last night at a friend’s house in Tuscany following dinner. It was just the right thing after a few pieces of...more
Posted: July 12, 2007
In The Rockies
The sweet strains of Beatles songs echoed across the green-blue, glacier waters of the lake. High above, the setting sun struck the tops of Mt....more
Posted: July 10, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Burnt Ends
Yesterday I lit a thin cigar while sitting on my front steps with my little boy. We got up, took a walk through the neighborhood, and enjoyed the...more
Posted: July 8, 2007 By David Savona
Maduro Cohibas in Rainy London
“F.. them,” said one of the cigar merchants at the outdoor cigar fest in the middle of the West End of London last night. ‘This will show them...more
Posted: July 6, 2007
Independence Day Is Cigar Day
Tomorrow is July 4, and I’m looking forward to it as always. My wife and young boy will be celebrating with friends at a cookout, and I can...more
Posted: July 3, 2007 By David Savona
Sharp’ning Up Your Cocktail Talk
Every year dictionary publishers and language arbiters announce with some fanfare words that they have decided to add to the lexicon. Because of the...more
Posted: June 29, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
A Good Robusto
I smoked a couple of Ramon Allones Specially Selected over the last week with some friends from Hong Kong. One is Alex Wong, who I believe is the...more
Posted: June 28, 2007
The Morning Cigar
Most workday mornings I walk from the train station to the office. Usually my goal is to time my stride so I make the lights, but today I felt like a...more
Posted: June 27, 2007 By David Savona
Ode to An Unknown Cigar
I wanted a cigar Saturday night. It was one of those evenings that at the end of the summer, people in the Hudson Valley will say, “Do you remember...more
Posted: June 25, 2007 By Gordon Mott
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