Cigar Aficionado

I’m still in a bit of awe. Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. has expanded his cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Expanded might be an understatement. He’s probably tripled the size, and if …

Senior editor Greg Mottola visits ABAM, the factory that produces some of Villiger’s premium cigars, most notably La Flor de Ynclan.

Gregory Mottola speaks with Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. at the Carlos Fuente Sr. Annual Charity Dinner, a spendy New York fundraiser for the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.

What do I do in New York City when I’m thirsting for a Cuban cocktail? The answer is found in a second-story walk-up called BlackTail.

I'm back from the IPCPR trade show with enough cigar samples to last me the rest of the summer. I'm acquainted with most of them in some way or another, but there are a few that I am most …

"I should have taken the helicopter," I thought to myself while sitting in traffic on the Long Island Expressway with New York City not too far behind me. Last Drop Distillers held a …