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Cigars—Old and New—In Havana
My first full day in Cuba is behind me. As I sit in my room pecking away at this blog, it’s a bit past midnight, and I’m reminiscing after a...more
Posted: February 29, 2012 By David Savona
Cuba Questions
The feeling is always the same, and it usually hits me at the same time. The plane leaves the dark greens and browns of the Florida Everglades,...more
Posted: February 28, 2012 By Gordon Mott
Something New and Something Old in Santiago
I’m in Santiago, Dominican Republic, attending the fifth annual ProCigar Festival. The weather is warm, the cigars are copious and everyone seems...more
Posted: February 24, 2012 By David Savona
Cuba’s Most Revered Tobacco Farm
Visiting Havana is an amazing experience for a cigar smoker, but making the trek out to Pinar del Río to see Cuba’s prime tobacco growing region...more
Posted: February 22, 2012 By David Savona
Non-Orwellian Smoking
Everyday life is so full of doublespeak that I’m always surprised to encounter straightforward speech. George Orwell shined a light on deceptive...more
Posted: February 21, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
The Fire Pit
Fire pits. The words conjured up images of Burning Man weekends in the desert, or Jean Auth scenes from novels about prehistoric man’s travails....more
Posted: February 17, 2012 By Gordon Mott
A Four Kicks with Jon Huber
Jon Huber made a visit to the Cigar Aficionado offices the other day. It had been far too long. Jon had been a principal at C.A.O. International...more
Posted: February 16, 2012 By David Savona
Solving Valentine's Day
I know a lot of guys are flummoxed about what to give for Valentine’s Day tomorrow. You don’t want to buy some jewelry that might not go with her...more
Posted: February 13, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Old School Cigar Sizes
My brother Carey walked into my smoking room on Sunday, sat down on one of the coaches and opened up a beer. I handed him a Four Kicks Corona Gorda...more
Posted: February 10, 2012 By David Savona
A 2012 Cigar Calendar
Over New Year’s a friend told me he resolved to give up cigars in 2012—except on special occasions. So I wondered what such a regime would look...more
Posted: January 13, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
My First 2012 Smoke
I wanted my first cigar of 2012 to be special. The last three months of 2011 had involved a lot of work smoking—yes, people, the editors of Cigar...more
Posted: January 9, 2012 By Gordon Mott
Bloody Heaven
A popular line around our office is to refer to a cigar as a good “breakfast smoke." That means it's an admirable cigar, but mild-bodied—the kind...more
Posted: January 5, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
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