September/October 2025 | Cigar Aficionado

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The Cigar Lover's Guide To New York • September/October 2025

New York City welcomes nearly 65 million visitors a year. To many, it’s the greatest city in the world. It’s also home to Cigar Aficionado, which has been headquartered in The Big Apple for our entire 33-year history. We know the ins-and-outs of this fine city, and that (of course) extends to its complicated and remarkable cigar scene. In our cover package, we provide the most comprehensive cigar lover’s guide to New York City that has ever been published. Our editors point you to the best cigar bars, the finest shops, the hidden gems and provide all the need-to-know information as it pertains to cigars in New York. This issue also offers a preview of the NFL season, a look at the new approach to the PGA Tour playoffs and an inside angle on brandy in America. We also find out the favorite smoke of a few cigar-loving celebrities, offer more than 70 expert cigar reviews and so much more.

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The Cigar Lover's Guide To New York

Nearly 65 million people a year visit New York City, a bustling metropolis that goes by many nicknames. Whether you call it The Big Apple or The City That Never Sleeps it’s …

The Roof Is On Fire

If you’re searching for places to smoke outside in New York City, try looking up. Smoking restrictions have left city sidewalks and rooftop bars as virtually the only places to …

The Bar Scene

You can light a cigar in many places—a cigar shop, on the golf course, perhaps even your home—but it’s difficult to match the immersive cigar experience found in a cigar bar. A …

Cigars And Sinatra

Steven Maglio takes a sip of Johnnie Walker Red and water, then stands up from his corner seat at the bar at the Carnegie Club. It’s a little past 8 p.m. and he turns to look at …

You Better Shop Around

Between such legendary chichi department stores as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue and flagships of major brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Tiffany, New York has …

Rolling In The Big City

There’s an orange neon sign that reads “handmade cigars” on a shadowy stretch of West 29th Street in Manhattan. It’s been burning like the lit end of a robusto since 1974 when the …

Steak & Cigars

In 2017, Long Island cigar retailer Boris Grossman had a brilliant idea: open one of the most recognizable tobacconists next to one of the most famous steakhouses. In 2018, he …

The Bronx Is Burning

A hungry traveler walks down Arthur Avenue, tempted by the sights. Pastry shops and pork stores, delis and restaurants beckon from every direction on the most famous road in the …

Smoking On The Sly

I was sitting in a restaurant in New York, and the meal was nearly over. A waiter poured a bit more wine into my glass, and my host looked at me in a nonchalant way. “Do you have …

Cigars

NFL Preview

Who will dominate the 2025 NFL season and which teams will flounder? We predict the winners and losers.

Changing The Championship

A new end-of-season format is only one of the many changes on the evolving PGA Tour.

Yankee Doodle Brandy

America is reviving its tradition of making brandy by taking advantage of liberties not afforded in the Old World.

My Favorite Cigar

Cigar aficionados describe their smoke of choice.

Connoisseur’s Corner: H. Upmann Coronas Major Tubo (circa 1958)

These smokes from the 1950s still performed remarkably well, take a look.

Ratings from this Issue

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Sancho Panza Belicoso

Issue Date: October 1, 2025

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Olmec Maduro Grande

Issue Date: October 1, 2025

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Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Concerto Impromptu

Issue Date: October 1, 2025

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Ashton Symmetry Prestige

Issue Date: October 1, 2025

Up Front

Smoking In New York City

New York City is the home of Cigar Aficionado , and has been for the entire 33-year history of the magazine. We know the city well, and love it dearly. We work here and we smoke …