Cigar Smoker of the Week

Ernest Hemingway

• Born on July 21, 1889 in Oak Park Illinois.
• Died on July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho from a self-inflicted wound to the face from his favorite 12 gauge Boss shotgun.
• Worked as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross during World War I.
• Was a correspondant for the National American Newspaper Alliance during the Spanish Civil War.
• He spent much of World War II on his fishing boat the "Pilar" after convincing the cuban government to help him retrofit it for ambushing German submarines.
• Favorite Drink: Mojito
• Zino Davidoff once declared Hemingway, "a devoted smoker of Havana Cigars"
• "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut"
• "I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?" 

I drink to make other people seem more interesting