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A TALE OF 2 CIGAR FAMILIES

Fuente and Padrón, two of the most lauded cigar companies in the world, have joined together on a special project

Battle of the Pumped SUVs

In an era when SUVs rule the road and drivers are rapidly abandoning sedans, coupes, and sports cars, Aston Martin's DBX 707 and the Cadillac Escalade-V offer serious performance fans two promising alternatives-albeit with very different characters.

Summer Sangria

Alice B. Toklas brownies notwithstanding, the breakout social lubricant of choice for entertaining in the late 1960s was arguably the refreshing fruit and red wine punch known as sangria.

The E-Bike Revolution

Electric cars get a lot of press, but the world’s best-selling e-vehicles are bikes.

EDC Knives

You can open boxes with a car key.

Wagyu Beef

You’ve probably heard of an elusive gold standard of beef that is so consistently marbled with tiny white spots of fat that it looks more pink than red. With a combination of unsaturated fats and oleic acid, it melts on your tongue with a taste much richer, more tender and more butter-like than other steak.

2023 Nissan Z

In a market full of SUVs and pickups, suddenly sports car fans have a reason to smile.

Tabletop Lighters

Almost everything that sits on top of a coffee table is purely decorative—stacks of art books, a vase, a bowl of marbles. In a cigar room, the tabletop becomes far more utilitarian.

Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Returns

Aficionados come together at the Seminole Hard Rock for a celebration of handmade cigars and fine whisky

CIGAR ROOM BY THE SEA

Cigar and Car Collector Michael Weil Has Built One of New England’s Ultimate Man Caves

A CONVERSATION WITH Rocky Patel

Rocky Patel, 61, has cemented his legacy as a winning cigarmaker. He began selling cigars in the most modest of ways back in 1995, in the middle of the 1990s cigar boom.

My Favorite Cigar

Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice

THE PROOF IS IN THE WHISKEY

Whiskey connoisseurs are warming to the cozy heat of high-proof Bourbons, including those bottled at cask strength

Plugging the Embargo Loophole

How cigars played a starring role in the U.S. embargo on Cuba, tightening sanctions that remain 60 years later

CUBA TOMORROW

Ten years from now, in a world of dreams, Cuba is a free and modern country, teeming with visitors and a hub for businesses

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 50th Anniversary

When Audemars Piguet introduced its Royal Oak in 1972, few could have ever predicted that the revolutionary stainless-steel sport watch with high-end finishing and a price tag to match would become one of the most coveted and hardest-to-get watch models 50 years later.

Vintage Casino Chips

It's been said that whoever invented gambling was smart.

A Year to Remember

Handmade Cigar Imports Reached More Than 450 Million Units In 2021, The Best Year Since The 1990S

Outdoor Ashtrays

Summer means warmer temperatures that invite enjoying your cigars outdoors.

The Young Gentleman of Golf

Justin Thomas, no longer a kid, has emerged as one of the PGA Tour's proven winners

ProCigar Festival Returns to the Dominican Republic

When Cuba and Nicaragua canceled their cigar festivals this year, it seemed inevitable that ProCigar in the Dominican Republic was doomed to suffer the same fate.

Tequila is HOT!

Tequila, particularly on the high end, is the most exciting spirit category in the United States, with unprecedented demand

THE POKER BRAT

Phil Hellmuth has more championship bracelets than anyone in the game as well as a penchant for outbursts and a savvy eye for business

Cool Clubs

You may consider yourself an average golfer, but odds are you're not at least as far as clubs are concerned.

Giant Short Ribs

They're the ribs Fred Flintstone would order.

Cuba's Newest Brand: Romeo Línea de Oro

Habanos has created a super-premium version of Romeo y Julieta

BETTING BILLIONS ON SPORTS

Legal sports betting is spreading across the United States, and by 2025 it's estimated to account for more than $200 billion per year

Dressed to Grill

It's always heartwarming on Father's Day when the kids finally recognize that Dad is he deserves gifts that recognize his rightful status as grill master.

Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland

If the pandemic had its silver linings they came when hoteliers used the lull to pursue large-scale redevelopment and golf enjoyed one of its biggest annual participation booms in history.

Gin 'n' It

Looking for a new drink that mixes the frontier spirit with Jazz Age naughtiness and even a dash of your choice of modern enhancement? Gin'n'It just maybe it.