Cigar Aficionado is a magazine for the man who enjoys life’s great pleasures: fine dining and entertaining, the finest wines and spirits, world travel and the arts. At the heart of every issue is the cigar: what to smoke, where to smoke, and how to enjoy a great smoke.
highlights • The highest-scoring cigars of the issue were a combination of industry newcomers and market mainstays. Cigars like the OneOff Black & Tan Toro and La Aurora Family Creed Series Fuerte Sol Robusto were recently introduced while others, such as the Davidoff Millennium Blend and Cuban Montecristo, have been around for quite some time.
California v. The Cigar Industry
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good life guide • Living well demands that we indulge in things that are of superior quality and excellent origin. This guide aspires to find and recommend the best of everything to aficionados of the good life.
IM Corona Double Corona Lighters
Azura, Bermuda
McLaren Artura Spider
The Black Manhattan
The Cardigan
The Sausage Platter
Classic Dress Watches
Prestige Pens
Feeding The World • Star chef José Andrés is trying to make the earth a better place, one meal at a time
HIDDEN GEMS • Seven exceptional golf resorts you may not know, each of them ideal for a buddy trip
PACKING A PUNCH • Punch’s large format makes for a convenient, tasty and traditional way to serve a crowd
The perfect Holiday Gift
SKY HIGH LUXURY • The very best in first-class travel includes multi-room suites in the sky, butler service and even pre-boarding lounges that welcome your cigar
The Making of Montecristo • Now in its 90th year, this legendary cigar has become a benchmark Cuban brand
My Favorite Cigar • Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice
churchills
figurados
grandes
lonsdales
robustos
toros/corona gordas
buying guide • TOP SCORES, VALUES AND STRENGTH | BLIND TASTE TEST NO. 189
connoisseur’s corner • A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS
moments to remember
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