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Jan 27, 2025 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |David Savona
The Ditka And Jaws Cigars With the Stars Party, an annual cigar-friendly gathering around Super Bowl Sunday, will take place Feb. 6 in New Orleans, from 8 p.m. to midnight.
The party will be hosted by former Eagles quarterback Ron “Jaws” Jaworski and former Chicago Bear Brian Urlacher, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The event features cigars, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Garrett Rutledge
Steve Tasker has, somewhat inadvertently, become the face of cigar smoking in Buffalo. Widely considered one of the greatest special teams players of all time, Tasker is one of many beloved, former Buffalo Bills players who still has close ties to the team.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells
Season’s greetings! The fortuitous coincidence of so many festive holidays in early winter provides a year-end opportunity to thank those near and dear. What follows is an eclectic mix particularly suited as gifts for men…or perhaps inclusion on your own wish list.
PXG Black Ops Irons ($150 each)
PXG is known for making high-end clubs with a distinctive look. Its newest iteration, Black Ops, aims to push the boundaries of forgiveness.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Garrett Rutledge
Ken Clement of Ontario, Canada, exudes passion, the unrelenting kind. He has the type of infectious energy that radiates off of him, inspiring those around him. As you get to know him, it’s not a surprise to find out that he’s been a success. He’s the CEO and a founder of one of the largest martial arts gear and apparel companies in the world, Hayabusa Fightwear Inc.—and he’s a serious cigar lover.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Thomas Pappalardo
The people have spoken and Aganorsa Leaf listened. Last year, the company’s limited-edition Supreme Leaf blend was released in a Perfecto format and customers asked for the shape to be brought back, but in a slighter smaller size. Aganorsa obliged with a new cigar called the Royal Perfecto, and it’s expected to ship to retailers in either late February or early March.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Gregory Mottola
Having a hard time finding Cuban H. Upmann No. 2 cigars? A trip to Spain might be in order. The country’s Habanos distributor, Tabacalera S.L.U., has gone into its stock of H. Upmann No.2s from 2022 and packaged them in unique boxes made exclusively for its regional market. And the year 2022 is not arbitrary: that’s when Cigar Aficionado named the H. Upmann No. 2 the Cigar of the Year.
Measuring 6 1/8 inches long by 52 ring gauge, the H.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |David Savona
After smoking and testing more than 700 cigars throughout the year, the panel of cigar-loving editors from Cigar Aficionado magazine have finished their tastings, assembled their notes and finalized their scores. Now, it’s nearly time to unveil the Top 25, the very best cigars of 2024. We will begin our countdown on Monday, December 16, and new cigars will be revealed all week long.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Cigar Aficionado |Thomas Pappalardo |Fuente Sells
As the presidential bid for the White House has concluded, so has the bidding for a humidor made to resemble the president’s home. The Daniel Marshall limited-edition White House Humidor—filled with 300 Arturo Fuente cigars—was auctioned for charity in October for a quarter of a million dollars at the home of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Brentwood, California.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Laurie Kahle
“The party’s not over, we just kicked out all the drunk people.”
Eugene Tutunikov, the CEO and founder of SwissWatchExpo, a leading secondary watch dealer, is talking about the cooling of the feverish collectable watch market of a few years back. “During the pandemic, there was a frenzy,” he says. “People were sitting home with cash piling up in their bank accounts making zero interest, so they were looking for ways to spend that money.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
cigaraficionado.com | Daniel Marshall |Fuente Sells |Paul Eisenstein
It’s never easy making over an icon. Just ask Chris Walter, the lead stylist for the 2024 Ford Mustang. The “pony car” will soon celebrate its 60th anniversary, a makeover the automaker calls “all-new.” That’s a bit of a stretch as the seventh-generation Mustang retains the outgoing model’s platform and exterior dimensions. The two engine options offered at launch are essentially the same as well.
