Cigar Aficionado

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

Freedom of Speech

out of the humidor

Cigar Aficionado

Punch Cutters

Stone Crabs

Barrel-Aged Cocktails

The Preserve Club, Richmond, Rhode Island

Jeep Grand Wagoneer

THIS MAN THINKS HIS TEQUILA IS BETTER THAN YOUR COGNAC.

Green Watches

The Voice • When Joe Rogan speaks, millions of people listen

ROGANISMS • People listen to Joe Rogan because he speaks his mind, all the time. Here are some of the many interesting things he has said over the years.

Can A Podcast Elect A President?

STAR FOR THE COURSE • Gil Hanse, a golf course designer with a willingness to get down in the dirt, is in demand for his loving restorations of storied layouts

RUM for the AGES • When matured in barrels, the spirit of sugar cane becomes a sweet partner for cigars and cocktails

A WORLD OF CANE

Electing El Presidente

FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST SEASON • THE 2021 NFL SEASON WILL BE THE LONGEST IN HISTORY, WHICH MEANS MORE GRIDIRON ACTION THAN EVER BEFORE

SHERIDAN’S PLAYOFF PREDICTION

churchills

coronas

figurados

lonsdales

robustos

toros/corona gordas

buying guide • TOP SCORES, VALUES AND STRENGTH | BLIND TASTE TEST NO. 164

connoisseur’s corner • A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS

My Favorite Cigar • Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice

Jon Meacham AUTHOR

Jimmy Dunne INVESTMENT BANKER

Giannis Antetokounmpo NBA STAR

Lindsay Kay Hayward ACTRESS

Rocco Mediate PRO GOLFER

Rob Dietrich DISTILLER

Nicaragua Rising • Rich soil and a host of talented cigarmakers have made Nicaragua the world leader in producing handmade cigars

BRING HOME THE GOOD LIFE

moments to remember

last leaf