November/December 2017 | Cigar Aficionado

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Michael Jordan • November/December 2017

Michael Jordan, America's most popular athlete and arguably the best ever to play in the NBA, returns to the cover of Cigar Aficionado with a new, exclusive one-on-one interview with Marvin R. Shanken. Jordan talks about his ever-growing business empire, which includes majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets, his interest in the $3 billion Jordan Brand, several steak houses and ing longtime friend Derek Jeter in the group that recently acquired the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team. Jordan reveals his love of cigars (he smokes six a day), his ion for the game of golf and much more in a candid interview that took place over several cigars. The story is only one part of our comprehensive 25th anniversary issue, which looks back at the origins of Cigar Aficionado and gets you up close and personal with some of the biggest names ever to appear in the book. Plus, a perfect 100-point cigar and our extensive reviews of new cigars in the market.

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Features

Michael Jordan: The Sequel

No athlete in history has ever captivated audiences like Michael Jordan. He took pro basketball on his broad shoulders in the 1990s, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and …

Words of Wisdom

"I feel sometimes that smoking is, believe it or not, more of a private affair. It’s something that I look forward to, that I covet. Therefore I will purposely deny myself several …

Before Cigar Aficionado

Officially it’s our 25th anniversary, but Cigar Aficionado ’s gestation goes back much further. Before Marvin R. Shanken created the magazine, he was a cigar-smoking publisher …

Recollections

David Berkebile, owner of Georgetown Tobacco in Washington, D.C., re a lackluster industry 25 years ago. But by 1995, it was booming. “Sales for us that year were up 48 …

Great Smokes

I had my first cigar when I was a student at the great University of Miami in the 1960s. I went on a day trip to the Bahamas. While I was on the boat, I noticed somebody was …

Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame

The 19 of Cigar Aficionado ’s exclusive Hall of Fame may come from varying backgrounds, but all of them share two traits that success is built upon: ion and drive. …

Generation Next

When 24-year-old Justin Thomas walked off the 18th green at Quail Hollow as the winner of the PGA Championship in August, waiting for him on his way to the scoring office was …

The Best Of Time In 2017

After riding out the past few years in a challenging sales climate, mainstream watch brands continue to put emphasis on value propositions with scaled-back pricing and a heavy …

Cigars

Cuba: 25 Years Later

A look at what has changed—and what has not—in Havana since 1992.

25 Years of Change

The evolution of the cigar over the past quarter century.

Connoisseur’s Corner: Pre-Castro Cubans Aged To Perfection

(From the December 2017 Cigar Aficionado ) There was a time before Fidel Castro’s Revolution when Cuban brands were privately owned, giving each owner the freedom to produce …

Ratings from this Issue

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Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Churchill

Issue Date: December 1, 2017

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Bolivar Belicoso Fino

Issue Date: December 1, 2017

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E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos

Issue Date: December 1, 2017

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Oliva Serie V Torpedo

Issue Date: December 1, 2017

Up Front

Editor's Note: Twenty-Five Years of Cigar Aficionado

Twenty-five years ago I fulfilled a longtime dream with the birth of Cigar Aficionado . My life has never been the same. The world was different in the fall of 1992. The …

Out of the Humidor, December 2017

Dear Marvin, I just finished reading the October issue today. I have been reading Cigar Aficionado for several years now and the October issue is one of your best football …