About the Author

Nick Hammond has travelled the world over the last 25 years, writing for publications such as Country Life, The Daily Telegraph, FT How To Spend It, Cigar Journal, Cigar Aficionado, Cigar & Spirits, Fieldsports, The Resident and dozens more across the globe. Writing on luxury and travel, food, drink, hotels and cigars, he also spent several years as a newspaper reporter and was the inaugural winner of the Spectator Cigar Writer of the Year Award. One of the world's most respected cigar writers, Nick's close knowledge of the cigar world has led him to major cigar-making nations such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic and he is the author of Cinco Decadas - the story of Nicaragua's oldest cigar, commissioned to celebrate 50 years of the Joya de Nicaragua factory. His work is sought after in high-end publications across the world for its evocative imagery, colour and wit.