Alec Baldwin Appeared on the May/June 2004 Edition of Cigar Aficionado



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Alec Baldwin's 2004 cover story in Cigar Aficionado was headlined "Back on Track", in reference to the personal and professional hurdles Baldwin had overcome to emerge with an Oscar nomination for 2003's independent film, The Cooler.

Since then, Baldwin has won a pair of Emmy Awards and a trio of Golden Globes for playing hilariously manipulative TV executive Jack Donaghy on the critically acclaimed "30 Rock".

Recently married, Baldwin took time from his honeymoon to answer Cigar Aficionado's questions by e-mail.







What did being in Cigar Aficionado mean to you?

I have been a cigar smoker since 1992 and I have always admired Marvin and the magazine.

Cigar Aficionado is the most respected publication for serious smokers. When they put me on the cover, I was honored.





What is your go-to cigar these days?

I started trying different strengths. Bolivar, Hoyo de Monterrey. Eventually I settled into a somewhat lighter smoke.

Today, I like Romeo y Julieta, MonteCristo and Partagas. My Favorite is H. Upmann.





What is your fondest cigar memory?

Watching a plane land in the bush of Kwazulu, Natal, with a delivery of cigars from JJ Cale in Sandton, South Africa.





How has your change in cigars changed since the cover story?

I smoke fewer cigars than I used to, but I enjoy them more.
And I smoke while I eat. Can't be helped.





What's your first cigar you remember really appreciating as you smoked it?

I remember smoking my first Upmann Magnum and it was like chocolate.
I could smoke one every day, but my wife won't let me.



* Taken from October 2012 Edition of Cigar Aficionado