Cigar Aficionado

Cigar Aficionado is a magazine for the man who enjoys life’s great pleasures: fine dining and entertaining, the finest wines and spirits, world travel and the arts. At the heart of every issue is the cigar: what to smoke, where to smoke, and how to enjoy a great smoke.

highlights • This is an impressive issue showcasing a high-scoring assortment of cigars with different strengths and styles, but no cigar impressed the panel as decisively as the Juan Lopez Selección No. 1, which scored 95 points. As a smaller, lesser-known Cuban brand, it’s become a smoke for those in the know. Consider yourself informed.

Sitting Down With Stallone

out of the humidor

Cigar Aficionado

good life guide

Davidoff Monolith Humidor

Korta Katarina Collection, Croatia

The New York Sour

Elegant Jumping Hours

2027 Lincoln Navigator Black Label

The Shrimp Cocktail

Ice Fishing Goes Posh

A CONVERSATION WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE • On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, Cigar Aficionado goes one-on-one with Sylvester Stallone, the iconic actor, screenwriter and director who has enthralled audiences for decades

WHY WE LOVE ROCKY • Sylvester Stallone’s seminal character Rocky Balboa has appeared in eight films since his debut 50 years ago. Here are the four that have resonated the most with members of our editorial team.

Desert Flowers • The wealth of courses in California’s Palm Springs area offer outstanding golf when the rest of the country is hibernating

Cognac by the Ages • France’s preeminent brandy is perfectly suited to long maturation, paying dividends as a partner to a fine cigar

A Cigar Man Reborn • Jonathan Drew Sann, the face and creative force behind Drew Estate, is bringing the company into its 30th anniversary. And he has some plans of his own

My Favorite Cigar • Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice

churchills

figurados

grandes

panetelas

robustos

toros/corona gordas

buying guide • TOP SCORES, VALUES AND STRENGTH | BLIND TASTE TEST NO. 195

connoisseur’s corner • A TASTING OF VINTAGE CIGARS

moments to remember

last leaf