Ron Perlman • January/February 2014
Features
A Son of Cigars
Forty years into his career as an actor, Ron Perlman figures things are just starting to get good. “I’m working on my impending retirement—within the next 40 years,” Perlman …
Mister Cool
In August of 1977 Jim Nantz was an incoming freshman at the University of Houston, an aspiring golfer who had thoughts of a pro career. He was going to be a member of the Cougars’ …
Beating the NBA
Spend time around sharp sports bettors and you inevitably hear them gripe and brag over every competitive outcome you can imagine. Guys rail against the road conditions of NASCAR …
Cigars
Host With the Most
Phil Maloof likes to share his passions, whether it’s cigars, food or fun, with everyone around him
Ecuador's Hot Wrapper
Ecuador Havana has only been around for a dozen years, but it has become one of the cigar world’s favorite leaves
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Cream of the Crop
For the third time since we started awarding a cigar of the year in 2004, we have given the title to a Cuban cigar, a Montecristo No. 2. The iconic brand, and its iconic pyramid …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, I am a passionate cigar smoker and I love your magazine. However, to suggest, as does Peter Kornbluh, that Oliver Stone's movie JFK was "utter fiction" is rather …
The Good Life
Super-Slim Torch Lighters
Big lighters might look grand on tables and bar tops, but in your suit pocket, they can instantly frump up the once-flattering contours of your bespoke jacket. Even a medium-sized …
Cadillac CTS
Once the self-described “standard of the world,” Cadillac has spent the last few decades watching as such imported competitors as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus have surged to the …
Nessie Microphone
Anyone who owns a computer and has a relatively soundproof place to play is well on the way to making slick home recordings. You’ve got a digital recorder with plenty of space to …
Wellesley Hotel, London
London may not be the cigar smoker’s paradise it once was, but the cutbacks caused by relatively new laws on smoking in public places have left enough wiggle room for imaginative …
The Great Coat
One of the great compensations for the frigid onslaught that the elements hurl at us each year is the ability to counter it with one of the great elements of male style, the great …
Race Time
Ever since Steve McQueen rocked a Gulf racing suit and flaunted his Heuer Monaco watch in the 1971 film Le Mans , watches and auto racing have been linked. A mechanical movement …
ProForm Tour de France Cycle
Neither the dedicated cyclist nor the New Year’s resolutioner hoping to shed a few pounds wants to ride indoors on one of those uninspiringly gray, bulky and dull stationary …
Berkel Heritage Prosciutto Slicer
Cigar aficionados know some things are best when they’re handmade. I’m smoking one of them now! A handmade approach is especially important when it comes to delicately cured …
Tough Mudder
Before you go, you’ll sign a death waiver. After you’re done, you’ll be picking off mud for a week while nursing bruises. In between, you’ll spend nearly four hours running, …