http://www.cigaraficionado.com Cigar Aficionado - Blog Posts en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:22 EST Copyright 2007, Cigar Aficionado Online rss@cigaraficionado.com Back at my desk today after a weekend in Las Vegas with the most enthusiastic, upbeat cigar smokers that you could find anywhere on the planet. The occasion was the 2009 Big Smoke, which is one of my favorite annual events. In the upcoming days, you'll read and see our coverage of each Big Smoke night, and the two days of seminars. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4695,471,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Gordon Mott<> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:49 EST Today was jam packed with activity here in Las Vegas at the Big Smoke. At nine a.m. the doors opened to our cigar seminars (they sold out around one month ago) and the room was filled with cigar lovers from around the United States and abroad who were eager to hear from their favorite cigarmakers and get Cigar Aficionado's version of cigar school. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4695,470,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS David Savona<> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:25:32 EST It's Big Smoke time, so I'm in Las Vegas with much of the premium cigar industry, puffing away and enjoying the city. We started in style yesterday with a little Cigar Aficionado welcome party at 1 at the Mirage Hotel. Rhumbar is a great spot&mdash;stark white on the inside, very hip, with caged metallic statues of fighting roosters suspended above the bar. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4695,469,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS David Savona<> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:43:31 EST