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Back in Nicaragua
The blast of sultry, tropical air hit me as I walked off the American Airlines jet in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. I was a bit bleary eyed—on...more
Posted: April 7, 2011 By David Savona
A Proper Wager
When state colleges meet in important games it always seems to generate the sort of gubernatorial bravado in which the states chief executives wager...more
Posted: March 31, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
A Smoke with Camacho’s Christian Eiroa
Christian Eiroa, president of Camacho Cigars, dropped by the Cigar Aficionado office on Friday. I've known Christian for years, but his visits up...more
Posted: March 14, 2011 By David Savona
Dominican Days
Thank god I have a cigar to smoke. Because if I had to focus on my golf game right now, the first three rounds of the season after a four-month...more
Posted: March 11, 2011 By Gordon Mott
Havana, the Humidor
I was standing outside of the Palacio del Conventiones, the Havana Convention Center, with Marvin Shanken and Gordon Mott, when a man walked up to...more
Posted: March 1, 2011 By David Savona
A Return to El Laguito
September, 1991. The world was a very different place. The world was still in the midst of the Cold War as the Soviet Union was in its death throes,...more
Posted: February 28, 2011 By Marvin R. Shanken
Cuba Dreams
The vision still remains; the flowing black and gold walls emblazoned with the Montecristo Gran Reserva emblem, the beautiful, tall models in...more
Posted: February 28, 2011 By Gordon Mott
The Cuba Buzz
By 10 A.M, I had the full Cuba buzz going on. Three cups of black Cuban coffee, a small corona size Partagas Mille Fleurs, and then a Behike BHK 52...more
Posted: February 25, 2011 By Gordon Mott
Cuban Taste Test
Thursday was a busy one for team Cigar Aficionado in Havana. After a smoky breakfast, Marvin Shanken, Gordon Mott and I headed out to Cuba´s premier...more
Posted: February 25, 2011 By David Savona
Smoking a Trio of New Cuban Cigars
Wednesday night at the Habanos Festival was all about new cigars. I puffed a trio of new smokes that are heading to cigar shops soon during a festive...more
Posted: February 24, 2011 By David Savona
First Day in Cuba
I started out with a Bolivar Belicoso Fino. Marvin had a Paratagas Serie D No. 4. David Savona had a Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill. We all had an...more
Posted: February 23, 2011 By Gordon Mott
Final Day of the Dominican Cigar Festival
Friday morning in Santiago, Dominican Republic, I walked into the spacious (and annoyingly non-smoking) lobby of the Gran Almirante Hotel, laptop in...more
Posted: February 14, 2011 By David Savona
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