Features
Remembering Papa
The destruction was so complete it was impossible--and pointless--to determine precisely how he had done it. Ernest Hemingway either had placed the double barrels of a …
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia
If you've been looking for something to complement that extra special cigar you've been saving, try dinner at The Inn at Little Washington. Whatever your mood when you arrive …
A Few Small Men
Tartar warriors, proudly flashing their sabers and parading their victims' bloodied heads, might seem anachronistic on New York's fashionable Fifth Avenue. Here, Armani, Hilfiger …
Baseball Diplomacy
Carrying a large American flag under a brilliant Cuban sky, Baltimore outfielder B.J. Surhoff led his fellow Orioles onto the field at the Estadio Latinoamericano. At that same …
Big Hand for a Little Lady
Cyndy Violette plies her trade at a major Atlantic City hotel and casino. Given her line of work, it's the ideal place to do what she does best. She comes in only on weekends, …
Family Trees
As a child, Susanne Lucretia Behling hated her name. Kids teased her endlessly about it, mispronouncing Behling (which rhymes with bailing). Lucretia sounded so ghastly, Susanne …
A Golf Home on the Road
Jim Dixon was nearly 2,500 miles from his home golf club in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., sitting comfortably in the back of a limousine as it arrived at a course on the …
The Sweet Smells of Success
It's the middle of the afternoon, on a crowded city sidewalk. A swank, suave young Wall Street type careers by a gorgeous young lady, who faints dead away in the street. A moment …
Sports Inc.
The heat is rising off the pavement on a steamy summer night in New York. But the partners of the Marquee Group, a worldwide sports and entertainment firm, are comfortable enough, …
The Jet Set
Traditionally, anyone who needed to fly nonstop between New York and Tokyo had to use a commercial airline. Even if he had business jets at his disposal, none of his multimillion-…
California's New Stars
Not far from Southern California's Ventura Freeway, hard by the rusting remnants of uncountable cars and trucks (and miles from the nearest vineyard), restaurateur Manfred Krankl …
Hotel Byblos, Saint Tropez, France
In St. Tropez, where decadence reigns supreme, it isn't easy being an ordinary civilian. In this small fishing hamlet on the French Riviera, one has to brave traffic jams, endure …
New York Palace, New York
Fifty-seven hotels in North America and the Caribbean have earned the AAA's Five Diamond Award, but only one offers its guests a room service menu from Le Cirque. Until …
Cigars
A Gentle Touch: Hand-Rolling Cigars
A cigar is much more than a skilled laborer's mundane assembly of the parts; it is the gift of craftsmen who rely on their hands to forge a solid elixir of simple pleasure. For …
Great Moments: A Gift of Champions
Oh, it is most certainly a cigar store and nothing more. You have to believe that, or none of it makes sense. You have to see how ordinary it is to understand the extraordinary …
Jamaica's Cigar Comeback
Crippled by a 1988 Hurricane, Jamaica's Cigar Industry is Bringing Back the Taste of Days Gone
A Sweet Second Act
Portraying suave guys with a swagger has been Dennis Farina's regular beat since surrendering his police badge in Chicago.
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Let Freedom Ring
The phone calls and voice mails came first; dozens of them to our offices in New York, mostly from Miami. Some praised Cigar Aficionado's special issue on Cuba; some angrily …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, I was truly amazed at your recent issue of your magazine and to see on the front cover the words: "Cuba; is it time to end the embargo?" What was more amazing …