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12 Editor’s Letter
14 SMOKE Contributors
16 SMOKE Mail
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18 SMOKE Front
A celebration of classic muscle cars, a cigar-savvy sommelier, an out-of-this-world humidor, New York’s nightspot for gentlemen, and ESPN’s George Gray assembles his dream cigar collection.
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24 SMOKE Primer
Guillotines, punch cutters, V-cutters, scissors - when cutting a cigar in preparation for a leisurely smoke, a true connoisseur chooses the right blade for the right size and shape.
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28 SMOKE Screen
James Orr’s Blowing Smoke is a big-screen ode to cigar clubs and the men who love them. It may also be the most brutally honest portrayal yet of how real guys view the fairer sex, and each other.
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32 SMOKE Drink
A revolution in brewing techniques means there are more beers in more styles than ever before, and cigar lovers are finding more than a few that are perfect to accompany a good smoke.
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36 SMOKE Q&A
Felipe Gregorio’s Philip Wynne has weathered the cigar boom and its aftermath to become one of the most respected boutique producers, and he owes at least some of it to fellow Italian-American, Frank Sinatra.
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40 SMOKE Essentials
Start off the season in style with a classic mechanical watch, an elegant lighter, a hand-crafted cigar cutter from French cutlery craftsmen, and a modern-art martini shaker.
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64 SMOKE Cigar Review
A lineup of premium cigars faces the scrutiny of our nationwide tasting panel (now armed with a new-and-improved 10-point rating scale) - who found great choices from the big boys as well as the boutiques.
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80 SMOKE Scene
Photos from across the country (and one from Iraq!) of proud cigar enthusiasts in their natural habitats.
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82 Blowin' SMOKE
If baseball is the American pastime, baseball trivia runs a close second in the heart of the game’s most fervent fans. Bert Sugar examines our obsession with the minutiae of the diamond.
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