ANDY GARCIA – THE CALLING OF AN ARTIST
by Randy Mastronicola | Portraits by Greg Gorman I recently met with Andy Garcia at the legendary Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank, Calif., for an evening chat. The stars aligned, and I was able to catch [...]
The Cigar & Spirits Q&A with Dan Tyminski
Alison Krauss & Union Station Member Flies Solo Dan Tyminski is well-known in music circles for being a Grammy-winning guitar player and vocalist with the country/bluegrass band Alison Krauss and [...]
KINDRED SPIRITS SAMMY HAGAR & ADAM LEVINE
One can’t drive 55 while the other moves like Jagger. On paper, they’re an odd, if not impossible, pair to imagine: Sammy Hager, the wailing, mega-watt veteran frontman for hardcharging groups like Mo [...]
S.W.A.T. STAR DAVID LIM
all photos courtesy of Jonathan Davino As a kid in Oakland, Calif., in the 1990s, just about the last thing David Lim ever imagined himself growing up to be was an actor. “I don’t come from a family o [...]
BEHIND the LEAF: An Interview with AL MICALLEF
Al Micallef is a renowned Fort Worth, Texas businessman and innovator. His dossier is a diverse one. He’s been an entrepreneur his whole life. Dating back to his young roots in Detroit as the proverbi [...]
An Interview with the Talented Kirk Nix
Las Vegas is no stranger to luxury, indulgence and entertainment-and Kirk Nix is no stranger to providing the high-luxe designs to boot. Known for his ability to seamlessly blend masculinity with opul [...]
An Interview With Jon Taffer: The King of Transformative Television
It’s just before noon on a typical Thursday in Downtown Santa Monica. The sun is out, and there’s a cool breeze blowing onshore from the Pacific Ocean. I’m at Barney’s Beanery, on the 3rd Stree [...]
Interview with Veritas Cigars’ Vice President and Director of Marketing, Chris Weber
"Passion goes into everything we do from our brand names to our blends to the images of the bands that they represent." By Randy Mastronicola In Latin, “Veritas Sine Timore” means Truth Without Fear. [...]
Cigar&Spirits July/August 2015 Cigar Buyer’s Guide Video Preview
Delicia Silva: Hey everyone thanks for tuning in to Cigar&Spirits TV. I’m Delicia and we’re hanging out with Lincoln in the office and we are just going over the latest issue of Cigar&Spirits [...]
An Interview with Gurkha Cigar Group Chairman Kaizad Hansotia
Gurkha has come a long way from the garage-sized warehouse in the free zone of Miami to a 40,000-square-foot facility in Tamarac By Randy Mastronicola photos Courtesy Gurkha Cigar Group Cigars make gr [...]
An Interview with William Shatner
Besides a fine cigar and a single-malt Scotch, William Shatner has other passions that keep him busy. By Russ Case By the time you’ve finished reading this, chances are William Shatner is close to fin [...]