May/June 2019 | Cigar Aficionado

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Paul Giamatti • May/June 2019

There is seemingly no role Paul Giamatti can’t tackle, and now he returns to TV as the complicated lawman Chuck Rhoades Jr. in Showtime’s “Billions.” During his nearly 30 years as an actor, Giamatti has won both Emmy and Golden Globe awards, along with nominations for an Oscar and a Tony, and we sit down with the multitalented actor to learn what has kept him going during his prolific career. Plus, we take a look at Pebble Beach, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary by hosting this year's U.S. Open, look into the world of Bourbon collecting, and go inside Tabacalera de Garcia, the famous factory that makes Dominican Montecristos, Romeo y Julietas and H. Upmann Cigars.

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Roles of a Lifetime

Paul Giamatti stood on a movie set, surrounded by hundreds of extras, most of them made up to look like talking monkeys, just like he was. And at that moment, he knew he’d made …

Pelota In The Sun

The sun beats down, punishing green and brown ballfields. The image is every bit as familiar as the strains of meringue and salsa rising from the dusty alleys. It is said that …

National Treasure

Off the back of the eighth tee at the Pebble Beach Golf Links , where the Pacific Ocean and the headland meet just above the teeming waters, an otter floats on its back, banging …

Collectible Bourbon

Suppose your rich uncle—or distant great grandfather—had been a liquor dealer with the foresight to lay in cases of Bourbon and rye just before Prohibition made them illegal to …

Cigars

50 Years A Factory

Tabacalera de Garcia, the maker of such storied cigars as Montecristo, Romeo y Juileta and H. Upmann, may be middle-aged, but it makes almost a third of the handmade cigars …

Habanos Day

Education is the theme, but love of tobacco and rum is the draw, when Habanos S.A. takes its show on the road to teach the world about Cuba’s best-known exports.

The 2019 Els for Autism Pro-Am

The 2019 Els For Autism charity golf tournament raised more than $1 million.

Big Smoke Rocks Florida at the Seminole Hard Rock

On Saturday, more than 1,000 cigar lovers converged at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke Florida for one, cigar-filled night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, …

Connoisseur’s Corner: Romeo y Julieta Fabuloso (1985)

This tasting of vintage cigars features a Romeo y Julieta Fabuloso from 1985 and a 1986 Quai D’Orsay Imperiales.

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Up Front

The Day Congress Listened to Cigarmakers

On April 5, of the United States Congress came to Ybor City, Florida, to hear the plight of the cigar industry. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Chairman of the Senate …

Out of the Humidor, June 2019

Dear Marvin, Being a fan of the series, I very much enjoyed your April 2019 article on “The Sopranos.” [“First Family,” March/April 2019.] There were a couple of bits of …