Not too long ago, there was a time when men didn't dress like outcasts from the Little Rascals. When cocktail mixers didn't come out of a squirt gun. When a tailored suit meant exactly that. And a fine cigar was as much an accoutrement to a man's wardrobe as his cufflinks. This book is a celebration of all that, and more.
What Sigmond has done here is not merely defined the essence of cigar smoking--the hows, whens, whys, and whats that should be (but all too frequently aren't) the makeup of any good cigar book. There's more information here that I have EVER found in any other book of its kind. Simply put, the guy knows his stuff. And it shows. But more important, there's that undefinable "something" about smoking a fine cigar--that sweet spot of luxury, of catering to yourself for a change, of taking a brief respite in the trials of life to sit back and light up.
This, I think, more than anything (especially these days) is what cigar smoking is all about. And Sigmond presents this lifestyle and packages it in its truest form: the Playboy lifestyle. It's not about sex (though the models sure are nice to look at), and I think that's been forgotten. Remember it here, along with everything you need to know about cigars and--if you already know it (or think you do)--a nice reminder of what it means to be a man sometimes. And that's NOT a dirty word.
Good job all around!