cigar profiles
The Father-And-Son Cigar Team
The father-son team that oversees London’s Davidoff store.
A Real Talk With the Rubins
The cigar brand created by Alan Rubin just before the turn of the 21st century now includes his namesake sons, Alec and Bradley.
The Cigar Sensei
Martin Kove, the bad guy from “Cobra Kai” and The Karate Kid, shows no mercy when he smokes his beloved cigars.
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 …
the good life
Marvin Samel, Formerly Of Drew Estate, Creates Film With A Cigar Theme
Cigars play an important supporting role in the new film iMordecai.
Cigar Aficionado’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
From $15 to $15,000, you’re sure to find something for the cigar aficionado on your list.
Italian Masterpiece Wins Best In Show At Newport Car Competition
Car enthusiasts recently gathered in Newport, Rhode Island to gaze upon auto masterpieces, and what better place than former Vanderbilt home The Breakers.
Schauffele Celebrates U.S. Ryder Cup Victory With A Cigar
To the victor go the spoils.
Post-9/11 Horseback Heroes Make American Whiskey Honoring Mission
The Bourbon, aptly called Horse Soldier, was co-founded by actual horse-mounted Green Berets.
Milwaukee Bucks Celebrate NBA Finals Victory With Cigars
The team smoked up some Cuban Romeo y Julietas while spraying champagne in the locker room.
inside cuba
Dreams of Cigar Unicorns
Cigar auctions offer rare items to connoisseurs and collectors.
World’s Biggest Cigar Company Changes Owners
Imperial Brands agreed to sell its handmade cigar businesses to an investment group for $1.38 billion. The sale includes Tabacalera USA and its partnership with Habanos S.A.
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.
celebrities
Ron Jaworski and Mike Ditka Throwing Super Bowl Cigar Party For Charity
Football greats—and cigar aficionados—Ron Jaworski and Mike Ditka are hosting the 12th Annual Ditka & Jaws Cigars With The Stars.
Succession Takes Home Three Golden Globes
The lauded HBO series “Succession” won three more awards.
The Long and Winding Smoke
Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed The Beatles, talks cigars and the Get Back documentary.
2021 Els for Autism Pro-Am Raises More Than $1 Million
The Succession Plan
Brian Cox, as patriarch Logan Roy, heads television’s most dysfunctional family in HBO’s unlikely hit “Succession.” No insult, no slight, no stab in the back is off-limits to the …
