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
A Look Inside Our Issue
out of the humidor
cigar Aficionado • vol. 31 no. 5
good life guide
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima
Peter James Lighters
Summer Linens
Bronze Pilot Watches
The Blender Margarita
Mazda CX-90
Upping Your Ice Cream Game
Hot-Air Ballooning
A New Record For Jordan • CIGAR AFICIONADO videos featuring Michael Jordan now exceed 8 million views
Godfather Wins Again • The classic Mob movie retains its No. 1 spot in the second wave of our readers’ poll, while a trio of newcomers cracks the Top 10
A Guy on the Move • Guy Fieri, the star of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” is forever searching for the next adventure
Peace In Golf? • The June deal linking LIV and the PGA Tour leaves many questions unanswered
THE MALT of AMERICA • Creative whiskey makers in the United States are carving out a new category for a spirit with a long history: American single malts
SINGULAR SENSATIONS • Pairing American Single Malts With Cigars
GOLF, ITALIAN STYLE • THE RYDER CUP IS COMING TO ITALY, A COUNTRY WITH A SURPRISING NUMBER OF UNFORGETTABLE GOLF COURSES. HERE ARE THE BEST
A NEW ERA OF OLIVA • New owners Vandermarliere have doubled production while maintaining quality
A Cigar Smoker’s Paradise IN THE CORNHUSKER STATE • Jay Lerner of Omaha built a lavish smoking room to match his vast inventory of fine cigars
My Favorite Cigar • Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice
churchills
figurados
lonsdales
miscellaneous
robustos
toros/corona gordas
buying guide • TOP SCORES, VALUES AND STRENGTH | BLIND TASTE TEST NO. 175
connoisseur’s corner • A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS
moments to remember
last leaf