David Harbour • September/October 2020
Features
Harbour Lights Up
There were plenty who doubted that David Harbour had the makings of a leading man—himself included. “Being a movie star was almost too big of a dream,” he says, remembering …
Golf's Distance Dilemma
During the first round of the PGA Championship at Harding Park in August, Bryson DeChambeau launched what for him was a pedestrian 296-yard drive on the 7th hole, then leaned on …
Being Terry Bradshaw
As August rolled around, the sports world was in disarray. Baseball’s tardy schedule was going off in fits and starts. Basketball and hockey playoffs were being contested …
Unbroken
It was once said that art is long and life is short. So it is with sports records: records set over long tracts of time—and not merely over months or a year—are often more …
Into the Woods
The rules for making Scotch single-malt whisky are largely straightforward. You start with only barley, malt and water, and ferment it into beer, which you distill in copper pots …
Cigars
An Earnest 50 Years
Fifty years ago a young Miamian from Cuba put aside his dreams of becoming a professional drummer and committed to his family business, starting what would become a storied career …
Crackdown on Cuba
President Donald Trump announced sanctions that bar Americans from bringing Cuban cigars and rum into the U.S. The move also rolled back tourism opportunities on the island.
Connoisseur’s Corner: Davidoff No. 1
A slender Davidoff aged 24 years to the brink of perfection, picking up a plethora of flavors along the way. It is joined by three Cuban cigars that all scored at least 95 points.
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
The Day the Cigar Industry Won
The text messages and phone calls came in a flurry, from a host of cigarmakers. “We won the case,” read one message. “We won!” came a call. It was August 19, and it turned out to …
The Good Life
Cuban Flag Cigar Cases
The red-white-and-blue, striped-and-starred flag of Cuba has been its official standard for 118 years. For a half century before that, it was a rallying point for the ideals of …
Acura NSX
Think of the Acura NSX as an everyday supercar. It’s got eye-popping good looks, neck-snapping power and curve-hugging handling, yet is surprisingly comfortable on potholed …
St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico in September 2017, the St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort used the crisis as an opportunity to renovate. Already a lush 483-acre, oceanfront …
The Frank Shattuck Suit
If current travel restrictions are crimping your custom-suit style because you can’t get over to Savile Row and your favorite London tailors aren’t making stateside trips, don’t …
Apple Brandy
Falling leaves and nippy air are usually the cues for apple lovers to start indulging, but one way of enjoying America’s most patriotic fruit year-round comes in a bottle. Apple …
Hot-Smoked Salmon
You probably know lox (salmon brined, but not smoked). You likely love nova (cold-smoked). But the hot-smoked version of the ray-finned fish is among the most delicious, versatile …
Moon-Phase Calendar Watches
Some of watchmaking’s most stylish and practical examples are the calendar watches that unite not only day and date (and sometimes month), but display a moon phase disc. They can …
Dream Bikes
The vogue in road cycling among venture capitalists, Silicon Valley techies and exercise enthusiasts has brought technological leaps, including the ease of electronic shifting …
Hickory Golf
Golf’s long history bespeaks a reverence for tradition . . . until you consider equipment. The first duffers played with curved sticks and spherical balls made of wood. Then, in …