Cigar Aficionado Magazine- November/December 2016

Mario Carbone

Young chef Mario Carbone prepares to head the former site of the legendary Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, and it feels like playing Yankee Stadium. Read all about Carbone and the pantheon of famous chefs who share a love of fine cigars in December's Cigar Aficionado. Plus, a look at the world's best island destinations, Jim Furyk makes PGA Tour history and Mike Piazza develops a taste for cigars during an unlikely rise to glory.

Up Front
Editors' Note: Government Meddling at its Worst
Letters: Out Of The Humidor

Good Life Guide
Electronics: Flashlights get serious.
Drink: The top-ticket Tequilas.
Sport: Pool cues in a humidor?
Cigars: Bullet cutters that aim to please.
Time: Downsized watches find their time.
Wheels: Hyundai goes luxe with Genesis.
Places: Go where winter vacation was born.
Style: Wearing your cigars on your chest.
Gourmet: Beef Wellington: inside and out.

Features
Cover: Smoking Chefs - Nothing like a good cigar to get things cooking. We talk to a pantheon of famous chefs who share Carbone’s love of the leaf.

Golf: Furyk’s Round For The Ages - A dismal 73 on Thursday could never portend the PGA-record number Jim Furyk would put up on Sunday: 58.

Travel: Islands of Adventure - Our panel of experts picks the top vacation spots bound by water, including the best islands to dine, golf and—of course—enjoy great cigars.

Gift Guide: Gift Guide - Top-tier cigar gifts tailored for men on the move—whether they take to the road, waves or sky.

Drink: For The Love Of Peat - Scotch whiskies with pronounced peat deliver smoke that pairs well with a good cigar. We taste 11 classics against two cigars.

Cigars:
Tasting: Connoisseur’s Corner - It may have taken nearly 30 years, but a Cuban Davidoff has reached peak perfection. And a former Cigar of the Year gets a reprise tasting eight years later.

Profile: Mike Piazza - One of baseball’s best-hitting catchers, Piazza developed a taste for cigars during an unlikely rise to glory.

Cuba Report: The New Cigar Stars Of Cuba - The very best cigars made in Cuba today, a must for any connoisseur.

News: In Memoriam: Carlos Fuente Sr. - The hardworking head of one of the cigar world’s great family dynasties left a legacy of innovation.

Interview: Fernando Domínguez - The director of premium cigars at Imperial Group talks about developments in Cuban cigars.

Made For You: Made For You - A wine glass that aerates; par-for-the-course pants; Ferragamo goes custom; pearls of caviar wisdom; a private pilot’s dream; and biking in wine country.