Cigar Aficionado 2013 December

Cigar Aficionado December 2013 

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber portrays Ray Donovan in the cable-television show of the same name. In the December issue of Cigar Aficionado, Schreiber talks about what it’s like to play such a challenging role. Also, we rank the 25 best golf resorts in the United States, discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding the John F. Kennedy assassination, and profile a group of jet-setting poker players. Plus, we present our annual holiday gift guide of cigar accoutrements, and offer a Q&A with tobacco man Nestor Plasencia Jr.
 
Up Front
Editors' Note : Cigar Truths
Letters : Out of the Humidor
 
Good Life Guide
Electronics : PlayStation vs. XBox.
Drink : Bacardi shares its family heirlooms.
Sport : Skate skiing speeds up cross-country.
Cigars : Fallon has a flair for cigar cases.
Time : How to fathom the dive watch.
Wheels : Will Mercedes S-Class drive itself?
Places : The Alpina Gstaad does Swiss luxury on the down-low.
Fun : Taking a saber to Champagne.
Style : The sweater jacket brings it all together.
Gourmet : Pâté’s charming country cousin.
 
Features
Cover : Schreiber the Fixer - The actor Liev Schreiber gets his breakout role on Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” as a complex amalgam of menacing hardguy and flawed family man.
Golf : The Master of Links - The greeting card magnate Mike Keiser has made his mark in golf course development by promoting traditional dunes-style layouts throughout the world. 
The Game's Best Resorts – A poll of our panel of eperts reveals the 25 best golf resorts in the United States, plus a list of the top 10 destinations in the Carribbean and Mexico
Gambling : Airlift Poker - A new jet set of young poker stars finds itself globe-trotting—and living the posh life—in search of the elusive next, best game. 
Sports : Hidden Rules - Every sports franchise knows that the race is not always for the swift. Teams must choose wisely in the risky, and arcane, business of making pros out of amateurs.
Cars : The 'Vette Revamped - The seventh incarnation of Chevy’s legendary American sports car marks the return of the Stingray badge and stands to compete with world-class rivals.
Watches : Flight Attendants - The advent of manned flight spawned a new category in timepieces: multiple-time-zone watches.
History : The Kennedy Theories - Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the sad fact is that part of the 35th president’s legacy has been a cottage industry for conspiracy buffs.
Planes : Jet Parity - Once attainable only by the super rich, private jet travel has rebounded since the economic downturn with more affordable options.
 
Cigars
Industry : Made For You, December 2013 - Custom shirts in the U.S.A.; a digital Hasselblad camera; walking the course in comfort; Bourbon-barrel furniture; cocktails spun, not stirred; and headphones for your guitar.
Wacko Tobacco – Oddball tobaccos – types usually found in pipe blands, snuff and cigarettes – are finding their way into cigars and creating a new breed of blends.
Cuba Report : Edición Limitadas Hit Stride - Great expectations await this year’s Edición Limitadas, which hasn’t always been the case. 
Q&A : Nestor Plasencia Jr. - Born into a tobacco family, the vice president of Plasencia Cigars and Plasencia Tobacco was destined for a life in the leaf.

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