The Battle At The Bridge

When Marvin R. Shanken hosted two lucky Big Smoke guests for a round of golf

New Yorker Jay Steinmetz stood up during the Cigar Stars panel at the 2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest seminar to ask a question—a tough question. It was aimed at all of the cigarmaker panelists: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Carlos Fuente Jr., Litto Gomez, Jorge Padrón and Rocky Patel. “Do you try each other’s brands?” Steinmetz asked. “And if you do, do you have a favorite one?” The audience loved it—the panelists not so much. They smiled nervously. Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken, who was moderating the seminar, considered it perfect. “What a great question!” he said. “Do you play golf? Do you want to come out to the Hamptons and play golf with me this summer?” A few minutes later, another question came from the crowd, this one from Joost Ueffing,…

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2023

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