Features
Rebel with a Cause
It's Halloween night in New York City. Matt Dillon is cruising down Fifth Avenue toward Soho in a white stretch limousine. The 31-year-old actor peers through the tinted windows …
The Restaurant Marco Pierre White, London
Paris has perfect restaurants. So does New York. But it is difficult to find one in London, where all the well-known gastronomic temples seem to have their pitfalls. Either the …
Dressing to the Nines
There was a time when every town of respectable size and culture had a reputable haberdasher, tailor and possibly a campus shop. Today, they've been largely replaced by the …
Automobile Art
On Sept. 15, 1951, New York's Museum of Modern Art presented a show that broke with tradition by recognizing the automobile as an art form. Called simply "Eight Automobiles," the …
Shark Attack
The poker room at The Mirage in Las Vegas is one of those great democratic institutions that pays no heed to race, religion, creed or social pedigree. It doesn't matter here if …
Great Moments
My younger son was suspended from his private middle school for selling cigars on campus. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I am a cigar smoking mother who has been …
Martini Madness
The Martini is a cocktail distilled from the wink of a platinum blonde, the sweat of a polo horse, the blast of an ocean liner's horn, the Chrysler building at sunset, a lost Cole …
Cover Art
Bookbinders have always been an audacious bunch. Herb Weitz--Manhattan's, and arguably America's, most exclusive bookbinder--is no exception. The sign in the window of Weitz, …
Scotland: The Eden of Golf
Standing on the first tee of the Old Course at St. Andrews, the wind in your face and the Royal and Ancient Clubhouse to your back, the hand trembles and the mind races as you …
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
In the early part of this century, the hilly area of Los Angeles that is now Bel-Air was just a real estate developer's dream. In 1922, Alonzo E. Bell built Bel-Air as an …
Sounds of the Caribbean
On a torrid Friday night in Havana, a 14-piece band plays brassy salsa riffs as sweaty but elegantly dressed couples show off their trickiest moves on a concrete basketball court …
The Colony, Longboat Key, Florida
It is possible sometimes to find cigar friendly venues in unlikely places. A tennis resort, for instance, doesn't readily spring to mind when you're seeking a cigar haven. But The …
Under Every Black Cloud
In England, there are two opinions regarding the umbrella. One is that the umbrella is an indispensable fashion accessory that completes a gentleman's town attire. The other is …
The Landmark, London
The man seated next to me on the British Airways flight to London was complaining about the five-star hotel that awaited his arrival. "This will be my third stay there," he …
Millionaire's Memorabilia
Bored with collecting Biedermeier? Blasé about baseball cards? Want to quit coins? If your answer is yes--heck, even if it's no--you'll probably be fascinated by a relatively new …
Tales of the Canvas
It's a sticky summer night at the Blue Horizon in North Philly. Outside this citadel of sweat a patron warns, "If you park your car, pay somebody to watch it." No matter. Didn't …
Cigars
The Man Behind the Mask
From Acting to Directing, Cigars to Jazz, Actor Peter Weller Is a Man of Many Passions
Monte's, London
Sloane Street is an unbroken chain of top luxury goods stores. Names like Versace, Armani, Bulgari, Cartier, Louis Vuitton and Prada peek out from the stylish windows along the …
A Star in Honduras
The Makers of Astral and Don Tomas Cigars are Expanding Operations in Danlí
The Cuba Stalemate
A Former State Department Expert on Cuba Calls the Embargo an Idea Whose Time Has Passed
Mooching Cubans
Requesting Free Havanas Takes Stealth, Diplomacy and a Healthy Lack of Shame
The Woman Behind Cohiba
Cuba's First Female Cigar Factory Manager, Emilia Tamayo, Is Making Changes at El Laguito, Maker of Cohibas
The Loves of Lauren Hutton
Lauren Hutton, from Lunch Bunny to Supermodel Actress Turned Talk Show Host
Nicholas Freeman
Chairman, Hunters & Frankau
Ratings from this Issue
Up Front
Let's Show That Cigar Lovers Care
Recently, I received a letter from a reader suggesting that Cigar Aficionado magazine designate a charity so that he could make a donation to a worthy cause. It's a good idea. …
Out of the Humidor
Dear Marvin, As a teenage girl, I was often bemused with the dreams and plans of how I was going to fall in love. You know--the courtship, the roses, the letter sweater and …