Tampa Bay Celebrates Super Bowl LV Win With Cigars
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers brought home the Lombardi Trophy last night to Cigar City as Tom Brady further cemented his legacy with a seventh Super Bowl win.
cigar profiles
An Earnest 50 Years
Fifty years ago a young Miamian from Cuba put aside his dreams of becoming a professional drummer and committed to his family business, starting what would become a storied career …
A Q&A With Humidor Maker Daniel Marshall
If there is a humidor-maker to the stars, it’s probably Daniel Marshall. Self-taught with a talent for wood-working, the 58-year-old has been crafting his namesake humidors out of …
A Q&A With Luciano Meirelles, ACE Prime Cigars
His name might not be familiar to many cigar smokers, but Luciano Meirelles has spent a little more than a decade working in the cigar industry, trying to make inroads in the …
A Conversation With Oliva Cigar Co. Owner: Fred Vandermarliere
Affable and intelligent with a charming Belgian accent and boundless energy, Vandermarliere oversees J. Cortès Cigars N.V., the 94-year-old company that owns Oliva Cigar Co.
A Talk With Rob Fox On His Vintage Auction Venture
Few men know the world of vintage smokes better than Robert Fox. The collectible cigar connoisseur and retailer became an auctioneer this year with his online cigar auction, Bond …
The Poker Provocateur
Card king Shaun Deeb is no stranger to controversy—or fine cigars.
the good life
Two New Cask-Strength Bourbons for 2021
Heaven Hill’s powerhouse Bourbons have arrived in the form of new cask-strength batches of both Elijah Craig Barrel Proof and Larceny Barrel Proof.
Johnnie Walker Puts Time in a Bottle
Renowned blended Scotch brand Johnnie Walker celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special Blue Label Year of the Ox, along with two anniversary whiskies that commemorate 200 …
Tampa Bay Celebrates Super Bowl LV Win With Cigars
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers brought home the Lombardi Trophy last night to Cigar City as Tom Brady further cemented his legacy with a seventh Super Bowl win.
Dewar's Sails to the Port Side
Dewar’s is tripling down on its doubled-aged blended Scotch series with Portuguese Smooth.
Straight From the Barrel
Cask strength is a burgeoning trend in whiskey—and beyond—but does boosting alcohol content necessarily make a spirit taste better?
Cigar Aficionado’s 17 Gifts for the 2020 Holiday Season
The 2020 holiday season is finally underway. While it’s as far as one can get from a normal year, some things will simply never change. One of those constants is a cigar aficionad…
inside cuba
Inside Cuba's New Cigar Box Factory
Habanos S.A. unveils a state-of-the-art box factory that highlights solar panels, improved production and an eye toward worker safety.
When the Mob Ruled Havana
Before Castro, Cuba was a playground for America, where mobsters like Meyer Lanksy partnered with a vice-friendly government to provide gambling and other diversions.
Habanos Day
Education is the theme, but love of tobacco and rum is the draw, when Habanos S.A. takes its show on the road to teach the world about Cuba’s best-known exports.
Hefty Havanas: Cuban Cigars Are Getting Thicker...And More Popular
Two decades ago, a Cuban cigar thicker than 50-ring-gauge was an anomaly. Today, hefty new Havanas are everywhere.
Cuba’s Best Cigar Tobacco Farms
Five small farms in Western Cuba grow some of the finest cigar tobacco leaves in the entire world.
Cuba’s Cigar Sommeliers
These trained cigar waiters recommend a brand, cut and light your cigar, then pick the perfect beverage to accompany your smoke.
celebrities
Watch Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Exclusive Interview with Marvin R. Shanken
Take a sneak peek at the exclusive one-on-one interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Marvin R. Shanken.
Remembering Sean Connery
Sean Connery was 32 years old when Dr. No, his first film as James Bond, transformed him from an unknown into one the most famous and popular movie stars in the world. His image—a…
Michael Jordan Video Draws 1 Million Views in Just Nine Days
Michael Jordan is putting up impressive numbers yet again. Only nine days after his full interview with publisher and editor Marvin R. Shanken was uploaded to YouTube, his video …
Michael Jordan Stars In “The Last Dance”
Michael Jordan's documentary “The Last Dance,” which follows Jordan and his Chicago Bulls during their 1997-98 championship season, debuts tonight on ESPN.
Fiddler on the Loose
The violin vurtuoso Charlie Siem has mastered the classics, but isn't above cutting loose with Lady Gaga. And he always carries cigars in his fiddle case.
Sir Charles Holds Court
Charles Barkley put a much larger stamp on the game of basketball than his height would suggest. His outsized presence continued after he left the court for the broadcast booth.