Personalities

Old Dominion is one of the hottest acts in country music and they’re celebrating every win with cigars

November 15, 2018

This piece was published in the September/October 2018 issue of Cigar Snob Magazine. On Nov. 14, Old Dominion won Vocal Group of the Year at ...

Emmitt Smith on cigars, family, giving back, championships and life after football

August 1, 2018

Emmitt Smith’s résumé is impressive. NFL Hall of Fame, three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys (1993, 1994, 1996), NFL record for most all-time rushing ...

Manny Iriarte: branching out

April 10, 2018

Manny Iriarte This story was originally published in the July/August 2011 issue of Cigar Snob Magazine. December 7th, 2000, 02:15 AM: He couldn’t sleep. His ...

Gilberto F. Oliva Sr., the Oliva Cigar patriarch who weathered political storms to persist in the cigar world, dies at 86

December 16, 2017

Gilberto Oliva, Sr., patriarch of the Oliva Cigar family, died today in Miami. He was 86. Here’s some of an Oliva Cigar press release: “He ...

Domenico Vacca: American dream, Italian fit

December 1, 2017

The terrace at the far back end of his New York City store is part of an expansive lounge area he uses to entertain guests ...

Avo Uvezian — renowned composer, cigar brand founder — will be remembered for human connection

March 28, 2017

Avo Uvezian, the namesake of the popular AVO brand of cigars, died Friday at his home in Orlando. He was 91, having celebrated a birthday ...

This is home: Jason Taylor’s unlikely path to NFL greatness

February 6, 2017

This story was originally published in the July/August 2014 issue of Cigar Snob. by Nicolás Antonio Jiménez Jason Taylor’s Hall-of-Fame-worthy career got its start with ...