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.
Fernando Domínguez was quite candid with the Big Smoke audience, speaking freely and openly about Cuban cigar brands, tobacco and marketing strategies.
After stocking up on more than 35 handmade cigars the night before and then receiving each of Cigar Aficionado ’s top three cigars of 2017 in the morning, Micallef Cigars had a special …
Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas featured a discussion on Nicaraguan cigars with Alejandro Martinez Cuenca of Joya de Nicaragua cigars, Rocky Patel of Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and …
At Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke 2018, cigar connoisseurs tasted the top three cigars from Cigar Aficionado’s most recent Top 25 list.
Kretek International, the California-based tobacco distributor and parent company of Ventura Cigar Co., announced this week that it has acquired the brand from General Cigar Co. for an …
Next month, some of the best cigarmakers in the world will appear on stage in Las Vegas to discuss their craft during the Big Smoke Seminars. Tickets went quick—and the event is now sold …
Alex Goldman, the former president of tobacco distributor House of Oxford Inc. and the former head of Royal Gold Cigars, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three years in prison for …
The FDA has released its calculations for user fees that will be collected from cigar companies in fiscal year 2019, and the grand total has increased to $80 million, up from $68 million …
Michael Giannini, general manager and creative director of Ventura Cigar Co., will appear at Drew Estate's Kentucky Barn Smoker to showcase the Archetype Axis Mundi cigar.
Some of the biggest names in the cigar industry, including Carlos Fuente Jr., Rocky Patel, Jorge Padrón and Pete Johnson, are set to appear at this year’s Big Smoke Las Vegas, the annual …
Arsenio Ramos, the master blender at Aganorsa Leaf, died this weekend at his home in Pinar del Río, Cuba. He was 83 years old, and passed on September 15.
Royal Agio Cigars will now distribute La Flor Dominicana products in Germany and The Netherlands.
