Tag: stories
A Connecticut Yankee in Estelí
This story originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Cigar Snob Magazine. A lot has changed since then, namely Nicholas Melillo ventured out on his …
Infiniti Q50
The luxe brands of the Asian automakers suffer from an inferiority complex. Clearly, the Europeans rule the luxury segment, with BMW, Audi, Volvo and Mercedes …
The Back Story: Tombstone
We travel a lot in this business of making magazines but I don’t think we’ve ever been anywhere like Tombstone Arizona. This historic city a …
Waiting To Exhale
Premiums on Trial as Feds Weigh Fate Pedro Gomez returned to his native Nicaragua in 2006 from the U.S. armed with a pedigree in international …
Destination OKC
Destination OKC When the sky turns green, you look for the funnel, Kyle Warr says. In Oklahoma City, one of the most tornado-prone areas in …
¿Who’s Your Papi?
Photography by: Zach Ramsey Who’s Your Papi? Dan Le Batard’s namesake ESPN2 talk show, Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable (DLHQ), features interviews with some …
The Tobacconist
Freud fixed heads. A new movie shows how he fixed his own. Hint: Cigars, lots of them. When you invent psychoanalysis, you get to indulge …
Cigar Smoking Faux Pas – Corona Edition
Cigar Smoking Faux Pas A faux pas is an embarrassing or tactless act in a social situation. Now we believe in a live and let …
Tabacalera Oliva 2.0
Tabacalera Oliva Oliva Cigar has undergone a transformation and adopted new technologies that might revolutionize the way premium cigars are made. There’s something paradoxical about …