David Clough

David Clough • Assistant Editor/Tasting Coordinator

David Clough in an assistant editor at Cigar Aficionado magazine. He writes news, reviews and lifestyle content for both the website and the print magazine. He is also the tasting coordinator—planning and executing the publication’s cigar rating process.

He grew up in Southbury, Connecticut, and took an early interest in writing. His other passions include travel, reading fiction and a good glass of whiskey. He joined the Cigar Aficionado team in 2014, and currently lives in New York.

All David Clough Articles

2018 Big Smoke Las Vegas: Pairing Bacardi Rums With Fine Cigars

November 15, 2018

The final seminar of Big Smoke Las Vegas 2018 focused on pairing rum and cigars, featuring five aged rum selections from Bacardi and two Nicaraguan cigars: the Montecristo Nicaragua Toro …

2018 Big Smoke Las Vegas: Top Three Cigars of 2017

November 14, 2018

At Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke 2018, cigar connoisseurs tasted the top three cigars from Cigar Aficionado’s most recent Top 25 list.

Padilla Finest Hour Slated for January

November 7, 2018

Padilla Finest Hour is a reference to Winston Churchill’s famous “This was their finest hour” speech.

Alec Bradley Fine & Rare Returns as a Parejo for 2018

October 18, 2018

Fine & Rare, the limited-edition Alec Bradley cigar rolled with 10 different tobaccos, is headed back to stores this month.

Review: S.T. Dupont Fire Head Under Lacquer Lighter

October 16, 2018

It’s a difficult thing to balance retro and modern aesthetics at the same time, but S.T. Dupont seems to have pulled it off with its latest Ligne 2 lighter, which reaches into the past for …

Serino Taíno Shipping In November

October 15, 2018

Serino Cigar Co.'s Taíno pays tribute to the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.