David Savona's Blog Archives

June 2008

The Ultimate Personal Humidor?

Posted: 10:08 AM ET, June 24, 2008

I’m jealous. I recently visited what has to be the ultimate home humidor.

Recently I flew to Nashville, Tennessee, to meet with the principals of C.A.O. International Inc. Nashville is a great place, lush and green, full of trees, with a hip downtown powered by the city’s music business. Read more

Caught in a Storm

Posted: 11:19 AM ET, June 17, 2008

I zipped up the flap on my tent, put my left arm over my young son and covered him up as best I could. The orange tent glowed from the lightning bolts above and thunder cracked far too close outside. We were on an island. Our tent was the tallest object on the beach for about 50 yards, and the boat that brought us here was well offshore in high tide. Read more

I Love the Smell of Ligero in the Morning

Posted: 10:13 AM ET, June 13, 2008

I usually start my day with a cup of black coffee. But I recently tried a much more potent pick me up—a trio of cigars made of straight ligero, which I smoked at 10 a.m. and chased with a bracing cup of espresso. Now that’s a hearty breakfast!

Most of you know that ligero is the name given to the strongest type of cigar tobacco, the leaves that grow highest on a plant. Read more

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