TABLE OF CONTENTS Premiere Issue Premiere Issue FALLING FOR THE CLIFF: There are many reasons to experience Graycliff's warm Bahamian charm. HAVE CIGAR WILL TRAVEL: Your wife has Vuitton, so should your cigars. CIGARS AT SEA: Davidoff of Geneva and Silversea - two great companies that taste great together.

A Cartoon by Danny Shanahan
By Danny Shanahan | Page 64
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Watch in a Box
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Double Trouble
Two festivals. Two islands. Le Bon Temps Rolle
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Tobacco the Past
Tom Ford’s new scent is smoky nostalgia in a bottle
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Bourbon
The Spirits Report
By Richard Carleton Hacker | Page 16
Native Spirit: Pair your cigar with some solid bourbon > read more

Smits' Sweet Success
The Q & A: Jimmy Smits
By Nick Kolakowski | Page 19
The star of the new hit CBS series Cane talks sugar and cigars > read more

The Lock of Luxury
Dottling Humidor Safe
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No Sleep Since Brooklyn
Company Profile: Drew Estate
By Nick Kolakowski | Page 30
Born in New York, one small cigar manufacturer thinks big – very big > read more

The Moving Legend
In new digs, Nat Sherman keeps that Old New York spirit alive
By Eric Capper | Page 24
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The Cigar Lover's Guide to the Big Apple
Your who/what/where guide to cigars
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To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of cigar smoking in New York City have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, various prohibitions make it seem like the only place you can light up in peace is a 4’ X 4’ square of sidewalk somewhere in the Bronx…but if you know where to look, there are any number of stores, rooftop patios, and lounges where you can indulge your smoky side. Best of all, you don’t even need a password to get in. > read more

Art De Lighter
Flaming Chic

Bringing a touch of the 1930s to your coat pocket > read more

Have Cigar, Will Travel
Your Wife has Vuitton, so should your cigars
By Laurence Fohrman | Page 45
EOS, QM2 or the Orient Express — however you’re movin’, your cigars will be traveling along in style > read more

Dominican Dominance
The DR captures the cigar world’s crown
By Nick Kolakowski | Page 34
The Dominican Republic on the rise, stogie-wise > read more

Bonus Busting Humidors
Premium sticks demand a premium box
By Michael Herklots | Page 55
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Cigars at Sea
Davidoff of Geneva and Silversea -- two great companies that taste great together
By Aaron Sigmond | Page 53
Two of Silversea’s four luxe all-suite ships are replete with bespoke Davidoff cigar lounges for the ultimate cigars at sea experience > read more

The Churchill Report
We smoke (and smoke, and smoke) the finest Churchills
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Falling for the Cliff
By Eric Capper
Al Capone once lit up here. So did Winston Churchill and a whole slew of pirates. But those aren’t the only reasons for the dedicated cigar-smoker to experience Graycliff’s warm Bahamian charm. > read more

The DL on the DR Going High-End
Yet another excuse for you to think about taking that cigar trip abroad…and perhaps even staying the winter
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From Mom & Pop to Megacorp
How mergers are changing the face of the cigar business
By Jim Mauro | Page 41
Most cigar companies start out as entrepreneurial boutique companies, but now they’re big-time stock market fodder. What’s behind the M&A craze? > read more

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