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Of Horse Racing and Traditional Innovations
I just learned that when the Belmont Stakes is run for the 142nd time in New York on Saturday Woodford Reserve will be the official Bourbon of the...more
Posted: June 3, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Back From the Big Smoke
Saturday night, Mashantucket, Connecticut, about 8 pm. I’m standing next to the Quesada Cigars booth at the Big Smoke at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods,...more
Posted: May 25, 2010 By David Savona
Worth Its Wait, In Red Wax
Ever since I discovered the Bourbon with the distinctive red-wax seal 20 odd years ago, I’ve heard rumors of some super duper Maker’s Mark that...more
Posted: May 17, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Foxwoods Bound
The Big Smoke at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods is only a week away. On Saturday, May 22, I’m going to be smoking cigars with my colleagues from Cigar...more
Posted: May 14, 2010 By David Savona
Staying Warm With Behike
I smoked a couple of Cohiba Behikes yesterday in London (actually, I smoked one this morning around 12:30 a.m.), and I was in cigar nirvana. If...more
Posted: May 13, 2010
Davidoff’s Dominican Wrapper
I went to the launch of Davidoff’s newest cigar, the Davidoff Puro d’Oro , this week in New York City. It’s the first new Davidoff cigar brand...more
Posted: April 30, 2010 By David Savona
Spring in New York City
Spring never seems to come soon enough in the Northeast, especially after the recent long, cold, wet winter of 2009-2010. But last Friday, the day...more
Posted: April 27, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Smoking New Cigars with Tim Ozgener
Tim Ozgener came by the Cigar Aficionado offices the other day with a few new C.A.O. La Traviata cigars in tow. Tim is the president of C.A.O....more
Posted: April 26, 2010 By David Savona
Adios Mi Abuelo
I have been thinking a lot about Alejandro Robaina, the late great tobacco grower of Cuba. It’s hard to think about the 91-year-old no longer being...more
Posted: April 21, 2010
Cigar Taxes Kill A Family Business
When I heard the news I thought first as a reporter: Higher cigar taxes in Utah? Time for a story. I wasn’t happy, but certainly wasn’t...more
Posted: April 13, 2010 By David Savona
From Scotland With Love
I don’t go to many runway fashion shows, but I’m glad I made an exception for Dressed to Kilt, New York’s annual celebration of all things...more
Posted: April 6, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Innovative Cigar From La Gloria Cubana
I spent quite a bit of time the other day with Michael Giannini, director of marketing for General Cigar Co. and La Gloria Cubana. Mike came by the...more
Posted: March 24, 2010 By David Savona
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