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Package Details
Access to all Big Smoke Events including:
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Fri & Sat VIP Big Smoke Evening
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Saturday Cigar Brunch
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Saturday Cigar Seminars
Package Details
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Friday VIP Big Smoke Evening
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Saturday Cigar Brunch
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Saturday Cigar Seminars
Package Details
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Saturday Cigar Brunch
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Saturday Cigar Seminars
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Saturday VIP Big Smoke Evening
All-Access Package
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$975
Friday, November 1st &
Saturday, November 2nd
Silver Package
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$750
Friday, November 1st & Saturday, November 2nd
Gold Package
$750
Saturday, November 2nd
Seminar Package attendees will enjoy a brunch sponsored by Olivia Cigars & Flecha Azul Tequila, followed by an afternoon of cigar seminars lead by Cigar Aficionado's editors. The program will showcase a variety of tobacco-related topics featuring some of the biggest names in the cigar industry. Attendees will receive an exciting selection of top-rated cigars and hear from leading voices in the industry.
Big Smoke Las Vegas Cigar Seminars
Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Kick-Off Brunch with Oliva Cigars & Flecha Azul Tequila
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Welcome & Introductions
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Top Cigars of 2023: Cigar No. 2
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
A tasting of Cigar Aficionado’s No. 2 Cigar of the Year, Padrón Serie 1926 No. 48 Maduro
Jorge Padrón, Padrón Cigars
Smoking Like A Cigarmaker
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
An insider’s look at how cigars are blended by tasting three components of a cigar blend, then puffing the final product. Learn how cigarmakers test out tobaccos and try new blends with this special smoking experience.
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, EPC Cigar Co.
Tim Ozgener, OZ family Cigars
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Top Cigars of 2023: Cigar No. 3
A tasting of Cigar Aficionado’s No. 3 Cigar of the Year, Oliva Serie V Melanio Toro.
$100-Plus-Cigars
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Several companies are making cigars that retail for $100 or even more. How did we get to this point where you can charge $100 for a cigar? A discussion with three cigarmakers who have hit or exceeded the $100 per cigar barrier.
Rocky Patel, Rocky Patel Cigars
Rafael Nodal, Montecristo
Nestor Andres Plasencia, Plasencia Cigars
Top Cigars of 2023: Cigar No. 1
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
A tasting of Cigar Aficionado’s 2023 Cigar of the Year, Fuente Fuente OpusX Reserva d’Chateau
Carlos Fuente Jr., Fuente Cigars
Montecristo & Dewar’s Cigar & Spirits Pairing
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Enjoy an exceptional cigar and spirits tasting with Montecristo and Dewar’s.
Dewar’s 12 Year Old
Dewar’s 18 Year Old
Dewar’s 19 Year Old Champion’s Edition
Montecristo 1935 Edición Diamante
Rafael Nodal, Altadis USA
Nick Wright, Dewar’s