In the May/June 2004
Cigar Aficionado

Alec Baldwin

Pick up your latest issue of Cigar Aficionado, and go behind the scenes of Alec Baldwin's rising star. Also, read an interview and view the beach photo shoot with Playboy playmate Brande Roderick, discover Long Island's Golf Legacy, a 98-point Partagas, the latest Asian Luxury cars, a Q&A with Matasa owner Manuel Quesada, the turnaround in the Dominican Republic and much, much more, on newsstands now.

Up Front

Editors' Note : Cigar Sales Defy Smoking Bans and Rise in 2003

Letters : Out of the Humidor

Good Life Guide

Electronics : Delphi XM Satellite Radio SkyFi Receiver

Drink : Johnnie Walker Pure Malt

Sport : American Traders Wooden Canoe

Cigars : Walker Zabriskie Cigar Ashtray

Time : Hublot Classic

Wheels : Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Places : Four Seasons Maui

Fun : Pawleys Island Rope Hammocks

Style : Tommy Bahama Camp Shirt

Gourmet : Lobel's of New York

Features

Profile : A Splash of Brande - Former Playmate Brande Roderick wants to keep making waves in television.



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Cover : Back On Track - Alec Baldwin has emerged from every actor's nightmare—a career downturn and a nasty, public divorce—with the ultimate accolade, an Oscar nomination.

Golf : America's Golf Gateway - Some of the country's first courses were built at the turn of the twentieth century on long island, and one of them, Shinnecock, will host this year's U.S. Open tournament

Gambling : Virtual Poker Gets Real - Poker enthusiasts are honing their skills online and taking their game to the casinos

Travel : Majesty of the High Seas - The Queen Mary 2 harks back to the golden age of liner travel when elegance, luxury and glamour were the only way to cross the ocean

Cars : Asian Deluxe - The East proved long ago that it could compete in the luxury car market. Now it's intent on setting the pace

Tech : Breaking the Sound Barrier - High-resolution audio takes your sound system supersonic. We test the best disc players and fight the format war.

Wine : Spanish Royalty - A favorite of Winston Churchill's, Spain's Vega Sicilia wine is still as coveted and collectible as it was 60 years ago

Cigars

Industry : Dominican Dominance - Not so long ago, the Dominican Republic was a small player in the world cigar market. Now it leads the way.

Cuba Report : An End and a Beginning - Emilia Tamayo, the Cohiba factory manager, steps down as a flood of new cigars hits the market

Q&A : An Interview With Manuel Quesada - The head of Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. (Matasa), makers of Fonseca, Cubita and other cigars.