In the Mar/Apr 97
Cigar Aficionado

Wayne Gretzky

Up Front

Editors' Note : Cigars and Cyberspace

Letters : Out of the Humidor

Features

Profile : King of the Q & A - For more than three decades, David Frost has specialized in asking provocative, revealing questions of the rich and famous, the powerful and notorious, the crowned and renowned.

Cigars : Humidors: How They Stack Up - In This Rating of 42 Desk-top Humidors, the Old Saying Holds True: You Get What You Pay For

Cover : Lord of the Rink - After 18 seasons in the NHL, Wayne Gretzky still plays hockey with passion and drive.

Golf : The Emerald Greens: Golfing in Ireland - The Greens of Ireland For Golfers in Search of Great Courses with Little Pretension, the Emerald Isle Offers a Host of Choices

Gambling : Trump Cards: The U.S. Poker Championship - Trump Cards A Star-Studded Field and a "Baywatch" babe make Donald Trump's Inaugural U.S. Poker Championship a Rousing Success

Travel : Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Aventura, Florida

Sports : Hook Games: Deepsea Sportfishing - Big game sportfishing is back. Popularized by literary legends Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey in the first half of the century, the sport is enjoying a resurgence.

Places : Four Seasons Resort Nevis, Nevis

Gift Guide : One Stop Shopping - One Stop Shopping Busy Professionals Can Turn to These Department Stores for a Broad Range of Fine Men's Fashions

Watches : The Watchmaker's Art - Swiss Precision Franck Muller Creates Deliciously Complicated Wristwatches, and He's Hands-on All the Way

Style : Men's Cosmetics - About Face Cosmetic Surgery and Facial Products Are Not Just for Women Anymore

Hobbies : Canine Capers: Rearing A Champion Dog - A Breed Apart Rearing a Champion Dog Requires Hard Work, Patience—and Good Genes

Collecting : A Fine Line: The Joys of Fountain Pens - A Fine Line Fountain Pens Are the Civilized Answer to an Over-Faxed World

Jewelry : All That Glitters: Precious Gems - Primary Colors For Centuries, Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds Have Put a Sparkle in People's Eyes

Dining : Botafumeiro, Barcelona

Manny's Steakhouse, Minneapolis

Wine : The California Wine Rush - California Dreamin' California Wine Grows Up in the Great '94 Vintage

History : Tiny Utopoias: Model Railroad Towns - Tiny Utopias Broadway Set Designer Clarke Dunham Creates Model Railroad Towns You'd Want To Live In

Silver Strings: Collecting Guitars - A Room Full Of Blues Archtops, Flattops, Strats and Penguins: Collecting America's Musical Heritage

Cigars

Industry : Tobacco In Amish Country - The Tobacco Farmers of Lancaster County Torn Between Tradition and a Changing World, Amish Farmers in Pennsylvania Cling to the Old Ways of Raising Tobacco

Cuba Report : Havana's New Cigar: Cuaba - Havana's Newest Cigar For the First Time in Three Decades, Cuba Is Launching a New Brand, the Figurado-shaped Cuaba

News : The El Producto Story - El Producto Once a Quality Handmade Cigar, George Burns' Favorite Smoke Has Fallen On Hard Times

Interview : Great Moments: Hemingway's Captain - A film producer gets the chance to travel to Cuba and meet Gregorio Fuentes, the man who had inspired two of Ernest Hemingway's most endearing characters.

Q&A : An Interview with Oscar Boruchin - Owner of Licenciados and 8-9-8 Collection cigars.

Culture : Old Boys' Clubs - Clubland Though Threatened by Changing Times, London's Gentlemen's Clubs Are Keeping Their Traditions Alive