FIRST JULY / AUGUST 2023 DISPLAY UNTIL 09/25/2023
CLASS BEACH SMOKING BAN CIGAR ROCK CITY BOURBON BREAKDOWN
editorials JULY / AUGUST 2023
22 GIFT GUIDE Here’s some cutting-edge golf gear for you discerning, have-it-all linksmen along with a bottle of golf-friendly refreshment to ease through a summer on the course.
25 5 TO TRY - BOURBON A handful of pairings run the profile gamut. We’re so inclusive it hurts, so check out the fine brown liquors that go well with some very well-curated smokes.
26 HENRY MCKENNA SINGLE BARREL
BOTTLED IN BOND / FUENTE FUENTE OPUS X 20 YEARS
27 CHESTNUT FARMS BOTTLED IN BOND / OLMEC CLARO
28 JEFFERSON’S OCEAN WHEATED MASH BILL / AGANORSA ANIVERSARIO MADURO
30 CALUMET FARM 10 YEAR OLD / LIGA PRIVADA H99
32 BIB & TUCKER AGED 10 YEARS / NUB CONNECTICUT
37 CIGAR ROCK CITY Detroit smokes, and we take you on a detailed trip through fabled Motor City, warts and all. We smoke, we visit friends, we eat and then we smoke some more. Line up this Michigan urban oasis for a visit and see for yourself. Or take our word for it.
63 BEACH BUMMER The Man is always after our smokes, and now he’s trying to outlaw our passion of twinning a smoke with some seashore. Never fear, though; here’s a guide to some choice smoke and sea locations.
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features JULY / AUGUST 2023
14 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
16 FEEDBACK
18 WHAT’S BURNIN’
48 SMOKING HOT CIGAR SNOB ALL ABOARD FEATURING DIESEL VINTAGE
71 RATINGS
84 TWITTER SCOREBOARD
86 INSTAGRAM SCOREBOARD
88 EVENTS 88 ATLANTIC CITY CIGAR SOCIAL 90
TABACÓN GRAND OPENING
91 EL VECINO GRAND OPENING 94 LAUNCH OF SOULS FROM THE EARTH 96 GALIANO CIGAR ROOM 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
98 COHEA GOLF TOURNAMENT
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BOURBON BOURBON, THAT MOST AMERICAN OF ALL WHISKEYS, MAY NEVER HAVE EARNED THAT DISTINCTION IF NOT FOR THE FRENCH. IN THE EARLY 1700S, WHEN FRANCE CONTROLLED LOUISIANA, A FRENCH ENGINEER LAID OUT NEW ORLEANS AND NAMED A STREET IN THE FRENCH QUARTER FOR THE ROYAL HOUSE OF BOURBON. A CENTURY LATER, TWO FRENCH BROTHERS MOVED TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, AND FORMED AN APPRECIATION FOR THE CORN LIQUOR DISTILLED IN THE REGION. THEY MADE THEIR MARK BY SHIPPING CHARRED
OAK BARRELS OF IT TO BARS ON BOURBON STREET. IT BECAME POPULAR AS A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO COGNAC WITH CUSTOMERS ASKING FOR “BOURBON STREET WHISKEY,” AND LATER “BOURBON WHISKEY.” À VOTRE SANTÉ! by Gavin Maliska & Erik Calviño
Cigar Rock
Photo: iStock.com/Davel5957
City
To a kid growing up in Michigan in the 60s and 70s, Detroit was the show, a mecca of sports, entertainment and power in the state. While time has taken its toll on its standing, the city remains an alluring beacon, both a historical testament to American tenacity and a playland of good food, strong culture and a continually evolving cigar scene. And add music to that bewitching mix – Motown was an integral part of the landscape,
but the rock music that came from the oily underpinnings of the factory floor is among the most influential in history. A chance to visit the Motor City, a place where I don’t need to Google Map everything, was a welcome opportunity. Finding friends and familiarity, the city and all of its magnificent flaws remains a desirable destination.
BY STEVE MILLER
Photo: Alabama Dept. of Tourism
BY GAVIN MALISKA
Dauphin Island, AL
48 CIGARS TRAVEL CASE: El Pama (elpama.com)