Cigar Aficionado 2016 June

Sean Combs

Hip-hop-artist-turned-entrepreneur Sean Combs has created a multifaceted business empire, but it is about more than just the Benjamins. Read all about Combs’ success in June’s Cigar Aficionado. Plus, find out how PGA star Rickie Fowler added $1 million to the efforts of the Els for Autism Foundation with an unforgettable hole-in-one, go inside the new trend of luxury movie theaters, discover the novels of cigar-smoking author Ronald Balson, and celebrate the 90th birthday of cigar legend José Orlando Padrón. Plus, 80 cigars rated in six sizes: Churchill, corona, corona gorda, figurado, miscellaneous and robusto. On newsstands now.

 

UP FRONT

Editors' Note

A Visit To Cuba

Letters

Out of the Humidor
 

GOOD LIFE GUIDE

Electronics

The spectacular age of OLED TV.

Drink

Vodka By The Grain (Or Grape).

Sport

Wilson C200 clubs go the distance.

Cigars

On the go with compact humidors.

Time

Watches are the new black.

Wheels

Acura NSX zooms back to life.

Collecting

Cashing in on coins.

Places

Cordevalle: a resort with a clubby feel.

Style

Well shod with monk-strap shoes.
 

FEATURES

Cover

Beyond Puff Daddy

Hip-hop-artist-turned-entrepreneur Sean Combs has created a multifaceted business empire, but it is about more than just the Benjamins.

Golf

Els For Autism

With one swing of the club Rickie Fowler added $1 million to the efforts of the Els for Autism Foundation at its annual Pro-Am golf tournament, sponsored by Cigar Aficionado.

Fowler Makes His Move

Since his victory in The Players Championship, Rickie Fowler’s previously untapped potential is being realized.

Gambling

Poker’s Next Play

While the heady days of tournament and web poker may have faded, the classic card game still looks for resurrection.

Culture

Magic At The Movies

New heights in luxury theaters, with reclining seats and classic cocktails, are changing the meaning of “dinner and a movie.”

CIGARS

Tasting

Connoisseur's Corner

We smoked a Punch Punch that’s been sitting in a 50-count cedar cabinet for 25 years. At 98 points, it’s evolved into a near-perfect, classic smoke.

Profile

From The Law To Literature

Ronald Balson successfully segued from litigator to best-selling author and found that the two careers often share common skills.

Cuba Report

Festival Del Habano

Cohiba, Cuba’s most cherished brand, celebrated its 50th anniversary and took center stage at the 18th Festival del Habano.

Q&A

José Orlando Padrón

As the founder of the illustrious Padrón cigar legacy reaches 90 years old, he reflects on a career spent in tobacco.

Culture

Of Tobacco And Moustaches

At the Dominican Republic’s annual cigar industry celebration, guests got to learn of tobacco and witness a rare face shaving.

Made For You

Made For You

Beautiful boats; bespoke bags; perfect penmanship; specialty seltzer; a reverberating razor; and a brewing breakthrough for coffee.