Grandpa didn’t mean it that way; he is just old.
“Just because “you” can’t buy or legally import them in the United States doesn’t mean “we” can’t.” Said Gregory Mottola, Managing Editor. “Honestly, if you are not smoking around 15-20% Cuban cigars, are you really an aficionado? Maybe, but you are probably not the target audience for our lifestyle magazine.” He continued.
“We purposely added a Brickhouse, an Alec Bradley, and a San Cristobal to the list, all sub-ten-dollar cigars. Are they really top 25 cigars? Probably not, but we have to give the guys smoking the cheap turds some love too. How else can we get them to buy a $1,500 umbrella from our magazine?” Added Jack Bettridge, Senior Features Editor.
Well, fine readers, we here at CNT believe it may be time to get a restraining order against Cigar Aficionado. If you google “how to tell if you are in a toxic relationship,” CA is a yes to almost all the self-check questions. They are basically the intolerant old boomer grandparents you constantly make excuses for.
That coupled with promoting some felonious smoking habits, it’s time to distance ourselves. They have become the magazine equivalent of “Old Yeller.”
p.s. if you are unfamiliar with the movie Old Yeller, most folks my age were traumatized by this film/book at some time in our education pre-high school. Google it, or grab a box of tissues and give it a watch.