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.
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A Q&A With Pedro Balgañón, Owner Of HumidifGroup
Cigar Insider’s managing editor Greg Mottola sat down with Pedro Balgañon, CEO of Humidif, to talk about his business and how he’s combining new interactive technologies with …
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 good life
Blatt Billiards: A Century Of Pool And Games
Enter the Blatt Billiards showroom and warehouse in Woodridge, New Jersey, and your eyes will drift upward to the wooden frames of antique pool tables, stacked one on another, …
Top 25 Sweepstakes Winner Takes Home Three Boxes
Our annual contest has ended and lucky winner Sean McCaffrey of Gastonia, North Carolina, received, not one but three boxes of high-scoring smokes from the Top 25 cigars of 2022.
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 …
The Bob Parsons Project
If you play golf, you know Bob Parsons—even if you don’t know Bob Parsons.
Irish Mix
The spirit of Ireland offers many mixing possibilities, here are a few of our favorites.
The Year In Football
We turned to Danny Sheridan, our football expert, for his assessment on a dramatic 2022-23 NFL season.
celebrities
My Favorite Cigar
The former pro basketball player and current Illinois Secretary of State turns to cigars to help him slow down.
My Favorite Cigar
Journalist Jeff Greenfield has high taste in cigars, see his preferred selections.
My Favorite Cigar
Busey found appeal in long, dark Cuban cigars that has stuck with him for more than a quarter century. Today, lighting up a good smoke is one of Busey’s rituals.
My Favorite Cigar
He’s the greatest hockey player that ever drew breath, and he loves fine cigars.
My Favorite Cigar
The former muscular scoring machine has now taken his efforts to the basketball front office, plus, he's picked up cigar-smoking along the way.
Master Of Metal
Metallica's James Hetfield made his name as a guitarist, but he likes to slow down with great cigars.