Cigar Aficionado

A new high-end lounge that will serve spirits and food alongside cigars is opening in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and La Flor Dominicana has crafted a store-exclusive smoke to celebrate the event.

The Casa de Montecristo that was supposed to open almost a year ago finally opened its doors on Saturday.

Mark Weissenberger has resigned as vice president of marketing for Rocky Patel Premium Cigars.

Two executives have left General Cigar. Former director of marketing Ed McKenna and Jack Toraño have left the company.

José Oliva, former CEO of Oliva Cigar Co., is stepping down to focus more on his political career.

Ventura Cigars, initially a division of Phillips & King International, a wholesale distributor of tobacco products, is shifting to a standalone business unit under Kretek International, …

The IPCPR has hired Lisa Cox as its new senior director of trade show and events.

Cigar Insider’s Year in Review is an all-encompassing recap of every cigar this newsletter rated throughout 2018.

In September, handmade cigar imports were up 21.3 percent over September 2017.

In August, Nicaragua shipped 16.9 million cigars to the U.S., up more than 22 percent from last year.

Cigarmaker José Oliva has been elected Speaker of the House in the Florida House of Representatives.

President Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning Rosario Maria Murillo De Ortega, the vice president of Nicaragua, as well as national security adviser Nestor Moncada Lau, after …

Marvin R. Shanken, founder and chairman of M. Shanken Communications, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Association of Magazine Media’s Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing …

Moments from the Big Smoke Las Vegas evening parties and daytime seminars. 

The Big Smoke breakfast was lead by chef Nicole Brisson, executive chef for Eataly Las Vegas.

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 …

The Big Smoke's Roll Your Own seminar was hosted by Ventura Cigar Co. 

The Big Smoke Seminars featured a panel on Cult Cigars with Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars, Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars, and Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars.