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Cocktailing with Elderflowers
How I got to this state on a Sunday afternoon: About two weeks ago, arrives on my desk a bottle of St.-Germain, a liqueur made from elderflowers and...more
Posted: March 25, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
A Petit Robusto Takes Me Home for the Night
I smoked a Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto the other night while finishing a bottle of 2000 Lafite with a buddy in the fashion business who lives...more
Posted: March 23, 2007
Lost in Translation
I am back in Italy at the moment and I started to think about a funny incident last week while I was in Hong Kong for some wine tastings. I was...more
Posted: March 21, 2007
A Memorable Cigar
I’m sure it’s happened to you driving down the road with the radio on. A song comes on, and you reach for the volume knob, turning it up to...more
Posted: March 20, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Cigars At The Table
Endless cigars, free-flowing wine, gourmet cuisine and a license to smoke as much as you want, wherever you want. Sound good? That’s how I ended my...more
Posted: March 19, 2007 By David Savona
The Red Rocker Sings Tequila
Time: March 13, 7 p.m. Location : Back room of Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant and bar specializing in tequila, between 26th and 27th streets on New...more
Posted: March 16, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
Si Edmundo...
I received an e-mail this morning from a friend who said he was disappointed with the quality of the latest production of Montecristo Edmundo. I was...more
Posted: March 16, 2007
The Real World
Cigar Aficionado's blog world may have been a long time in coming. But now it is here. I will be writing about everything from unexpected surprises...more
Posted: March 15, 2007 By Gordon Mott
Smoking in the World's Sin City
I was watching CNBC this morning while I was in Hong Kong and there was a report on how Macau, a tiny administrative region of China, generated more...more
Posted: March 14, 2007
Fake Cigar Central
I just returned from the Tobacconists of America show in the Bahamas. While I was there, I took a little walk down Bay Street in Nassau. Bay Street...more
Posted: March 13, 2007 By David Savona
Discovering Flavored Vodka
I’ve recently had an epiphany about a whole class of spirits. I used to think that flavored vodkas were a scam. At best they were a crutch for...more
Posted: March 12, 2007 By Jack Bettridge