In the May/June 2009
Cigar Aficionado
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Jay-Z
In the new issue, Shawn Carter, best known as hip-hop megastar Jay-Z, talks about how almost a decade on the streets of Brooklyn dealing drugs helped him to become a successful musician and entrepreneur at the age of 26.In addition, we pick the experts' brains on sports, poker, blackjack and golf wagering to find out how, with a little planning, the average gambler can maybe make a few bucks. Other features include an articles about the roaring success of golf's Phoenix Open, a former FBI investigator who now makes his living recovering stolen art, and how the craft brewing business in America has grown in the last 30 years.
Up Front-
Editors' Note :
Getting Through
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Letters :
Out of the Humidor
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Electronics :
Palm Pre
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Drink :
Flavored Vodkas
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Sport :
TaylorMade R9 Driver
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Cigars :
Making a Case for Cigars
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Time :
Ralph Lauren
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Wheels :
Honda Fury
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Places :
Coeur d'Alene Golf & Spa Resort
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Fun :
Go to Barbecue School
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Style :
Bow Ties
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Gourmet :
Clambake
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Cover :
The Music Mogul - Jay-Z has bult an empire on the back of his hip-hop stardom with a cigar in his hand.
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Golf :
The PGA Tour's Party Central - The February stop in Scottsdale, known today as the FBR Open, is simply the most raucous, outrageous, unruly four-day golf competition anywhere
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Gambling :
Shortcut to Gambling Nirvana - Enlighten your path to enlarged winnings at poker, sports, blackjack and golf
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Drink :
Choice Brews - How craft brewing started a revolution and opened up the American palate to a wide selection of ways to enjoy a favorite national beverage
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Venues :
A Smoker's Guide to New York City - Despite not one but two smoking bans, you can still smoke in Manhattan—if you know where to go
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Industry :
An Interview with Ruben Ysidron - Ysidron created the first branded cigar for Savinelli 15 years ago, and the standards have been high ever since.
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Cuba Report :
Business Isn't Always Business - Havana's cigar festival brings repite from the economic downturn with lots of new cigars
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