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Your Scotch Aha! Moment
As immersed in single malts as I've been lately—a trip to Scotland that has me writing back-to-back feature stories in Cigar Aficionado and Wine...more
Posted: October 12, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Celebratory Smokes
Years ago, long before I worked at Cigar Aficionado, I went to a party at a friend's house. A member of his family had just given birth, and...more
Posted: October 7, 2010 By David Savona
Welcome to the New Cigar Aficionado Online
Marvin R. Shanken blogs about the new Cigar Aficionado...more
Posted: September 23, 2010 By Marvin R. Shanken
A New Cigar Aficionado Online
We released the beta version of our new site this morning, while leaving our old site intact for a few more days. We hoped to ease you into the new...more
Posted: September 20, 2010 By David Savona
Starry, Starry Night
The Big Dipper tilted across the western sky. A dazzling combo of Jupiter and Uranus had risen high in the east. And, about 10 men, nine Danes and an...more
Posted: September 9, 2010 By Gordon Mott
A Spirited Fantasy Camp
The problem with fantasy camps is they all assume a level of experience or ability that I don’t have. You probably want to have swung at a fastball...more
Posted: September 8, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Branching Off the Label
Just got a bottle of Basil Hayden’s Bourbon (which I adore) and rather than drinking it, I was perusing the label (which I generally deplore, but...more
Posted: August 31, 2010
Cigar Inventory
I’m getting ready to re-stock my personal cigar inventory. I’ve been fortunate in that most of the cigars I smoke are at work, and supplied as...more
Posted: August 23, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Release The Kraken!
Spiced rum, a drink category that virtually didn’t exist before Captain Morgan stormed our shores in the early 1980s, is, well, spicing up the...more
Posted: August 20, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
Bad Oysters and Pity Smokes
Gregory Mottola loses the battle with raw oysters, but wins the war with some top-notch smokes gifted to...more
Posted: August 20, 2010 By Gregory Mottola
Saturday Report: 122 Cigars
I’m home from the IPCPR trade show going through my notes and all the cigars I brought home from the trip. I thought I’d put together a few...more
Posted: August 14, 2010
Thursday Report: IPCPR Day Three
There was sad news to report as the trade show began this morning. I found out that Jean Clement, the cigarmaker who was better known by the name of...more
Posted: August 12, 2010 By David Savona
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