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
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.
Georgia Brings Out The Cigars After Repeating As National Champions
The Georgia Bulldogs lit up smokes on the field after winning their second-straight College Football Playoff National Championship in a 65-7 rout over TCU.
Joe Burrow And The Cincinnati Bengals Celebrate Sunday’s Victory With Cigars
This past Sunday, Joe Burrow was back at it again, strutting around the Cincinnati Bengals locker room with a large victory cigar hanging from his mouth.
Cigar Aficionado’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Cigar Aficionado's annual holiday gift guide offers a bevy of shinning items at a wide range of price points for your approval.
Cigars And The Turning Of The Civil War
A handful of found cigars helped the Union at Antietam, America’s bloodiest battle.
Hunter's Prey
Like his Marine sniper hero, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and prolific novelist Stephen Hunter pursues his literary quarry with persistence and spot-on accuracy.
celebrities
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.
Remembering The Interviews
Marvin R. Shanken has interviewed a host of fascinating people from all walks of life throughout the magazine’s 30-year history, here are all of his interviews that have become …
My Favorite Cigar
Joe Gurrera, the owner of the popular gourmet market chain Citarella, still finds time to smoke a particular favorite cigar.