Category: Editorial
The Back Story
The Back Story Day 1 During pre-production we came to the conclusion that if we didn’t want to battle crowds of tourists for shots or …
The Americans: Keeping Tampa’s Legacy Burning
The Americans We’ve done the tourist traps to death, from the theme parks (Dollywood, no thanks) to the roadside stops (really, there’s a cheese castle …
Summer Cocktails
Summer Cocktails WITH RECORD-BREAKING HEAT BEARING DOWN ON YOU THIS SUMMER AND THE PANDEMIC KEEPING YOU FROM TAKING THAT SUMMER VACATION, YOU’LL BE SPENDING MORE …
How a passion for music led Nat Sherman’s Michael Herklots to a career in cigars
Michael Herklots remembers his first cigar in far more vivid detail than most of the people I ask. It makes sense that he would. He’s …
Seed to Cup
Seed to Cup Like any great tobacco, your coffee takes a long journey — guided by the expert hands of passionate farmers and artisans — …
Drew Estate — where they came from and what’s next in the “Rebirth of Cigars”
Drew Estate by Nicolás Antonio Jiménez Sunday, January 29, 1995. Chances are you were stocking up on beer, prepping chip dip, and maybe rifling through …
Fidel Castro is dead. Now what?
Fidel Castro by Nicolás Antonio Jiménez Fidel Castro is dead. That was the big news late Friday night. The longtime dictator, whose younger brother succeeded …
Cuba between the lines
Cuba between the lines Ten years ago, Cigar Snob was born as Cuba entered into a new era in its history. by Nicolás Antonio Jiménez …
At the source of Florida Sun Grown tobacco
Florida Sun Grown by Nicolás Antonio Jiménez This article was first published in the July/August 2015 issue of Cigar Snob As the barn door opens, …
Midnight in Havana: a look at dictatorship and change in Cuba
Midnight in Havana This piece was published in the January/February 2015 issue of Cigar Snob. Changes in U.S.-Cuba policy conjure up old Cold War images, …