TABLE OF CONTENTS The Summer Issue June/July 2008 Hecho En Cuba Three generations of the U.S. blockade hasn't stopped Cuba from maintaining its Cigar World status. Stogies Without Bogeys The Front Nine: First of a two-part series on a terrific twosome -- golf and cigars. Welcome to the Last Great American Cigar Town If Sin City understands one thing, it's how to keep men smiling.

'City' and the Cigars
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Surviving summer blockbuster season courtesy of some hefty stogies. > read more

Smells Like Tobacco Spirit III
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Paradise Found
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Blowing smoke under the stars in Bali. > read more

Watch in a Box III
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Olympic Flame
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Heading to Beijing for the Summer Games? Places abound to celebrate with a smoke. > read more

The Devil's Due
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A cigar adds some fire to the market. > read more

Riqueza Rising
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Pete Johnson's new olde-skool number. > read more

Avo's New Treasure
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The master's newest limited edition arrives. > read more

Roll Out the Barrel
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La Aurora's new aged sticks. > read more

A Click of One's Own
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Flame on! Without that bitter aftertaste... > read more

Dream Dram Vacation
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Because after the 20th time, getting him a silk tie for Father's Day just doesn't cut it anymore. > read more

Done Like Pros
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The Dominican Republic's ProCigar Festival starts with a bang. > read more

Smoking La Vida Pura
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Costa Rican cigars return. > read more

Better Old than New
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Three ways to channel your inner collector. > read more

The Gentleman's Hideaway Returns
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Voilà, Le Luxe Cigar Case
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Fallon's French sheaths protect your smokes from nature. > read more

Demon Rum
Spirit Report: Rum
By Richard Carleton Hacker | Page 27
Favorite drink of pirates and scallywags deserves some top-shelf respect. > read more

José 'Pepin' Garcia: No Compromise for Success
Views From a Smoke-Filled Room
By Rich Perelman | Page 30
As he became an open secret, people beat a path to his door to make new blends. > read more

Rare to Medium Rare
The Good Life Diaries
By Michael Herklots | Page 32
Some limited edition smokes are well worth the hunt. > read more

The Post-Embargo World
The Cigar Fan
By John von Brachel | Page 33
Cuba will change when ties with the U.S. are restored. How is anybody's guess. > read more

Robo Career
Profile
By Bill McCuddy | Page 36
Peter Weller still has a smoking-hot presence. > read more

Man in White
The Q&A
By Michael Herklots | Page 38
The one and only Avo Uvezian talks about his life and brand. > read more

Welcome to the Last Great American Cigar Town
City Section
By Aaron Sigmond | Page 41
Even with the 2006 smoking restrictions, Las Vegas remains perhaps the last great outpost in America for lighting up. If Sin City understands one thing, it's how to keep men smiling. > read more

Desert Leaf
By Aaron Sigmond | Page 44
The Casa Fuente cigar from A. Fuente -- exclusive in more ways than one. > read more

Vegas, Baby! Vegas
By Eric Capper | Page 44
Matt Arcella conquers Sin City one luxe boutique at a time. > read more

Hecho En Cuba
By Nick Kolakowski | Page 46
The island manages to hold onto its cigar-world primacy despite three generations of the U.s. embargo. > read more

Paladars on Parade
By Gary Heathcott | Page 53
One of the great traditions for travelers to Cuba is the experience of eating in a paladar. Home cooking -- right in the residence of a Cuban family -- is one of the best ways to sample the island's true cuisine (not to mention its rum; paladars also offer alcohol). > read more

Laying Your Head in Havana
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Despite the embargo, Havana remains a truly international city, and the Cuban government tries to maintain hotels that meet the discerning world traveler's demands. You can stay someplace imbued with history -- such as the Hotel Nacional -- or at one of the ultra-modern towers that have sprung up in recent years. For your Cohiba-lighting convenience, many include ashtrays in the rooms. > read more

Nuevos Habanos
By Aaron Sigmond | Page 55
One of the true highlights of the Festival del Habano is the announcement (and often the debut) of new additions to existing brand ranges as well as the new limited edition cigars -- the latter always with great anticipation from cigar enthusiasts and collectors alike. > read more

Stogies Without Bogeys
Part One: The Front Nine
By Evan Rothman | Page 58
Nine courses that pair up the terrific twosomes of golf and cigars. > read more

Cigar Stock
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Charles Norton has been testing his investment thesis: that certain industries, cigars included, will continue to grow even in an economic downturn. > read more

Gift Guide
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For grooms, dads, and grads -- ways to splurge in style. > read more

Small But Mighty
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The big multinational conglomerates might get the lion's share of the press, but the smaller cigar companies have developed their own successful niches. > read more

The Torpedo Report
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Our panel delivers the verdict on the best and worst. > read more

Presidente's Day
Business Brief
By Nick Kolakowski | Page 84
Cigar Country's native brew aims to conquer the world -- or at least the East Coast. > read more

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