Stories
Volition America, a Cigar with a Purpose
April 7, 2025
[voh-lish-uhn] noun: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving Like tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, John Sapiente’s dream was to see his brand logo on ...
Generation NO
October 8, 2024
Anti-tobacco politicians turn authoritarian, push generational bans at home and overseas. You’d think the U.S. could export something better than a generational ban on premium ...
Rare Cut – Examining the Art of the Cutter
July 29, 2024
Smoking has been prohibited since 2011 at Florida International University. But the ban doesn’t preclude patrons from enjoying its new exhibit at the Wolfsonian-FIU museum ...
The Padróns
April 22, 2024
Over the weekend we received the incredibly sad news that Rodolfo “Rudy” Padrón passed away. Rudy was not one for publicity or fanfare but back ...
Enter The Dragon – Gurkha’s Groundbreaking Collaboration with Some of the Top Cigar Makers
March 27, 2024
A couple of pigs, a chicken, a rabbit, and a rat got together at last year’s Premium Cigar Association trade show in Las Vegas. No ...
Connecting the Dots (How Cigars Saved My Wife)
February 6, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally ran this story in our Jan/Feb 2012 issue. A lot has changed since then but this story continues to be a ...
Staying Power
January 29, 2024
Behind every cigar there are countless people who contributed to the flavor, look, feel, and experience of smoking it. Some of them have their best ...
Hurricane Ian: Picking up the pieces
July 18, 2023
A September weeknight at BURN by Rocky Patel in Naples, Florida was soothing and quiet. A musical duo played some Boomer hits, folks in and ...
Can’t Miss Events 2023
February 28, 2023
Welcome to 2023, a number known in numerology as “an encouragement to embrace the unknown, explore your talents, and learn new things.” We’re not much ...
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