Michael Jordan Videos Exceed Seven Million Views
The series of videos shot during the interview between basketball legend Michael Jordan and Marvin R. Shanken has hit a combined total of 7.3 million views on the magazine’s YouTube page.
cigar profiles
A Q&A With Cigar Veteran Eladio Diaz And Luis Torres of Freud Cigar Co.
Veteran cigarmaker and tobacco man Eladio Diaz and Freud Cigar Co. owner Luis Torres recently paid a visit to Cigar Aficionado headquarters in New York City for a Q&A.
A Q&A With Zander-Greg Founder Arthur Berberian
Cigar Insider’s Greg Mottola sat down with Arthur Berberian to talk about his distribution business and how it fits into the bigger picture of premium cigars.
The Magazine That Almost Didn’t Happen
The untold story of Marvin R. Shanken’s original cigar plan, and how it would have kept him from founding Cigar Aficionado 30 years ago.
A Conversation With Rocky Patel
Rocky Patel, 61, has cemented his legacy as a winning cigarmaker. He began selling cigars in the most modest of ways back in 1995, in the middle of the 1990s cigar boom. Now, …
Keepers of the Clock
For 127 years the Newmans have been making cigars. Now, America’s oldest family-owned cigar company opens its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, for tours.
The Father-And-Son Cigar Team
The father-son team that oversees London’s Davidoff store.
the good life
NCAA Suspends Football Coach After Players Light Up Victory Cigars
Yesterday, the NCAA suspended Ferris State University head football coach Tony Annese for a future playoff game after two of his players lit up victory cigars in a smoke-free …
Cigars And Gold From The Deep Sea
Cigars, along with precious gold and rare artifacts, are up for auction from an 1857 shipwreck.
Cigars On Parade
This past Saturday, January 28, Tampa had its annual Gasparilla Parade, among this year’s celebrants was cigarmaker J.C. Newman with a massive 40-foot wide by 13 feet tall float …
Attend A Super Bowl Cigar Party With NFL Legends
The 13th Annual Ditka & Jaws Cigars With The Stars event in Phoenix will host a bevy of NFL greats in a cigar-filled evening that precedes Super Bowl weekend.
As The NFL Playoffs Begin We Look Back At Our Predictions From This Fall
With the NFL playoffs set to begin this weekend, the Cigar Aficionado team looked back at Danny Sheridan’s NFL Preview from our September/October issue of 2022.
The Big Smoke Returns To Las Vegas With A New Venue
More than 3,000 cigar lovers from around the world gathered at resorts world for the 26th Big Smoke Las Vegas.
celebrities
My Favorite Cigar
Dan Aykroyd has had what he describes as “quite a cigar arc.” It started when, at 14, he unloaded freight cars for the Canadian National Railway.
A Super Cast
The hosts of Fox NFL Sunday—who will bring the Super Bowl to millions of homes on February 12—share a natural camaraderie that has made their show a winner for more than 28 …
10 Covers To Celebrate
We've had an amazing arrary of covers during our 30-year history. Here are 10 of our favorites.
My Favorite Cigar
The famous chef's cigar of choice is a former Cigar Aficionado Cigar of the Year, can you guess which one?
My Favorite Cigar
Actor Edwin Lee Gibson likes to pair his cigars wtih a single-malt and sometimes a bit of writing. He shared his smoke of choice with Cigar Aficionado.