Cigar Aficionado March / April 2022
Celebrate 50 years of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal mafia film based on Mario Puzo’s bestselling 1969 novel. We recount Editor and Publisher Marvin R. Shanken’s revealing interview with Coppola and the obstacles he faced making what is considered one of the greatest films in history. St. Barths is a pristine paradise getaway with luxurious accommodations and cuisine, as well as a cigar-friendly destination. Explore the evolution of the golf’s most thunderous club, the driver. Spring is ideal for crisp cocktails like the Moscow Mule and Corpse Reviver. Seventy-two cigars get reviewed, and we get a look at the favorite smokes of cultural icons Matthew McConaughey, Gay Telese, Bret Baier, Marc Vetri, Dan Patrick, and Pete Bevacqua.