Flee your homeland when you're five years old, never to return. Grow up hearing of a life lost in Cuba, of a country that over the years fades into a collage of …
Jack McKeon is swinging in a chair on the back porch of his home in Elon, North Carolina, savoring a Padrón Millennium, which rarely leaves his mouth. It is a rural, …
If you see high drama in golf, if you see the sport as a theatrical experience set upon an earthen stage, if you see yourself cast as the protagonist in search of the …
Ted Hume is a mild-mannered dentist based in Dallas, Texas. While he ordinarily exudes a calm,professional demeanor, his voice becomes hoarse and he gets excited when …
It has the look of a crystal cathedral, a temple of glass and steel standing in sharp contrast to the baroque ruins of old Dresden. With its palaces and cathedrals of …
Legend has it that Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis wanted to buy the Ionian island of Ithaki, Odysseus’s homeland, but it wasn’t for sale. Instead, he …
Twenty years ago the coolest technology I owned sat in a particularly hideous glass-and-chrome stereo system wall unit. Ten years ago my show-off system was impressive…
Unless you’ve been dressed in khaki or camouflage somewhere in the Middle East for the last year, you’ve noticed something that doesn’t happen very often in the …
“The man had been in a coma in the hospital for months, and when he eventually regained consciousness, his wife placed in his hand a pair of cuff links shaped like …
The great Easter egg hunt of 2004 came earlier than expected. The nine magnificent Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs of the Forbes collection, to originally slated be sold …
Now among the hottest of cigar brands, Nashville's C.A.O. began life as a pipe maker
President and Chief Executive Officer, Oettinger/Davidoff Group
Rick Meerapfel restored the reputation of Cameroon wrapper. He will be missed.
Eighty golfers from the United States and Europe recently teed it up at the fifth annual Montecristo Cup in Puerto Rico for three days of golf, cigars and camaraderie, all of …
Many of you enjoyed the Super Bowl this year surrounded by friends and fans, and if you were in your own home or at a friend's, maybe even with a cigar. But what …
Dear Marvin, I have been subscribing to Cigar Aficionado for over 10 years. I have read with interest many of the interviews that you have conducted during those …
When three wines from one vintner earn classic ratings of 99, 98 and 97 from Wine Spectator , it may be hard to choose among such a rare triple threat. But for Marcel …
When the FCC allowed cell phone s to move their number from telecommunications provider to telecommunications provider, it seemed liked a revolutionary concept. …
When the Gordon Gekko character needed a look that shouted “power” in the costuming of the movie Wall Street , the fashion consultant Alan Flusser thought of one …
The Plasmacluster air purifier from Sharp has a serious gripe with airborne pollutants. While its sleek, smooth, synthetic facade looks, sounds and acts innocent …
One species of high-end/low-key Caribbean resorts deliberately eschews decorator-showcase rooms and lavish facilities in order to offer guests something rarer: …
Golf is a diabolical game. Just about the time you think you have mastered a repeatable swing that lets you keep the ball in the fairway, someone comes up with a new …
It’s 11:30 a.m. in Los Angeles, which means your tee time is 90 minutes away. That much you know for sure. But do you know the time in Tokyo, where your sales team is …
History may repeat itself, but in the case of Bentley, not very often. The venerable marque built its reputation upon a succession of striking victories at the 24 …
At first glance, the Vespa Granturismo may appear to be nothing more than a puerile mode of transportation best suited for a mod or a twenty-something hipster. But …
