5月28日，第二屆大煙熏遇見(jiàn)威士忌盛會(huì)（Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest）將在佛羅里達(dá)州好萊塢的塞米諾爾硬石賭場(chǎng)酒店（ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino）舉行。活動(dòng)上午開(kāi)始，安排了一系列研討會(huì)。會(huì)議由《雪茄愛(ài)好者》雜志社的編輯們主持，邀請(qǐng)了雪茄制造行業(yè)的一些知名人士。研討會(huì)將介紹一系列頂級(jí)雪茄，還安排了會(huì)場(chǎng)觀(guān)眾參與的品鑒內(nèi)容，年度第一名雪茄將和《威士忌倡導(dǎo)者》（Whisky Advocate）雜志評(píng)選出的年度第一名威士忌搭配。

幾個(gè)研討會(huì)的議題如下。

1、尼加拉瓜：最熱門(mén)的煙草國(guó)家

地球上沒(méi)有哪個(gè)國(guó)家的手工雪茄生產(chǎn)量能超過(guò)尼加拉瓜。每年美國(guó)進(jìn)口的雪茄有一半以上是尼加拉瓜制造的。它不僅是雪茄生產(chǎn)大國(guó)，也是煙草種植大國(guó)。研討會(huì)上將探討是什么使得尼加拉瓜如此特別，會(huì)有一些著名的雪茄制造商介紹他們公司的雪茄如此出眾的原因。出席的嘉賓有小卡洛斯·富恩特（Carlos Fuente Jr.），來(lái)自富恩特雪茄公司，這是一家總部在多米尼加的雪茄制造商，在尼加拉瓜有一家大型雪茄生產(chǎn)廠(chǎng)。還有塔圖阿赫（Tatuaje）雪茄的品牌所有人皮特·約翰遜（Pete Johnson），他的大部分雪茄是在尼加拉瓜生產(chǎn)的。還有洛基·帕特爾（Rocky Patel），他的雪茄也基本是在尼加拉瓜卷制。

2、蒙特的世界

蒙特是世界上最著名的雪茄品牌之一。1935年在古巴哈瓦那創(chuàng)立。我們將回顧蒙特品牌漫長(zhǎng)而傳奇的歷史，從卡斯特羅執(zhí)政前的由梅賽德斯家族出品，一直到如今這個(gè)品牌的非古版本在美國(guó)煙草旗下的遍及多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)的雪茄廠(chǎng)生產(chǎn)。為了理解如今的蒙特，我們將現(xiàn)場(chǎng)品吸蒙特1935周年尼加拉瓜2號(hào)，這款評(píng)分為95分的雪茄當(dāng)選了《雪茄愛(ài)好者》雜志2021年度評(píng)選的第二名。和我們一起點(diǎn)評(píng)這款雪茄的是拉斐爾·諾達(dá)爾（Rafael Nodal），他是美國(guó)煙草的產(chǎn)品能力負(fù)責(zé)人。

3、家族趣事：亞歷克布拉德利的故事

亞歷克布拉德利雪茄公司的創(chuàng)始人艾倫·魯賓將與他的兩個(gè)兒子亞歷克、布拉德利一起聊聊家庭企業(yè)出品雪茄的故事，聊聊孩子們?nèi)绾巫冯S父親腳步進(jìn)入雪茄行業(yè)的故事。魯賓用兩個(gè)孩子的名字來(lái)命名雪茄公司，如今他們自己研究煙葉混合，包括他們將和觀(guān)眾分享的這款雪茄：得分92分的金津木大皇冠，2021年度的Top25雪茄。

4、年度雪茄遇上威士忌

作為研討會(huì)的壓軸戲，沒(méi)有什么比用最好的威士忌和雪茄搭配品鑒這個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)了。帕德龍雪茄公司的豪爾赫、《雪茄愛(ài)好者》雜志執(zhí)行編輯大衛(wèi)·薩沃納將一起品鑒帕德龍1964周年系列魚(yú)雷，這款雪茄是2021年度雪茄，評(píng)分97分。我們將用樂(lè)加維林的一款11年奧弗曼限量版（Lagavulin 11-year-old Offerman Edition）來(lái)搭配這款雪茄，來(lái)自樂(lè)加維林的酒類(lèi)專(zhuān)家也將出席。

隨著研討會(huì)的臨近，也可能會(huì)安排更多的參會(huì)嘉賓出席。購(gòu)買(mǎi)研討會(huì)門(mén)票的，可以登錄https://www.bigsmokewhiskyfest.com/。

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The second-ever Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest will take place on Saturday, May 28, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida—the one with the giant guitar. That morning, kicking off the event, will be a series of seminars featuring some of the biggest names in the cigar world, hosted by the editorial team at Cigar Aficionado. The seminar features a host of top-rated cigars, and will culminate in a very special tasting of the No. 1 Cigar of the Year paired with Whisky Advocate’s Whisky of the Year.

Nicaragua: The Hottest Tobacco Country

No country makes more cigars by hand than Nicaragua. The Central American country is responsible for making more than half the premium cigars shipped to the U.S. every year, and it’s not only a cigarmaking powerhouse but a major source of serious tobacco as well. We will have a panel of prominent cigarmakers on stage to discuss what makes Nicaragua so special, along with cigars from their companies:?

? Carlos Fuente Jr., Arturo Fuente Cigar Co., a leading Dominican cigarmaker who is in the process of opening a new, large cigar factory in Nicaragua

? Pete Johnson, owner of the Tatuaje brand, who has most of his cigars made in Nicaragua

? Rocky Patel, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, who makes many of his cigars in Nicaragua

The World of Montecristo

The Montecristo cigar brand is one of the world’s most famous, founded in Havana, Cuba in 1935. We will look back at the long and storied history of Montecristo, showing it in the pre-Castro days of Cuba when it was made by the Menendez family, and take us to the present where the non-Cuban version of the brand is made in a host of countries under Tabacalera USA. To get a true feel for where Montecristo stands today, we will smoke the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua No. 2 (95 points), Cigar Aficionado’s No. 2 Cigar of 2021. Leading us in a description of the cigar is Rafael Nodal, head of product capability for Tabacalera USA.

A Family Affair: The Alec Bradley Story

Alan Rubin, the founder of Alec Bradley Cigar Co., will be joined by his sons Alec and Bradley for a discussion about making cigars as a family, and how the sons are following in their father’s footsteps. The elder Rubin named his company after his sons, and today they are making blends of their own, including a cigar they will share with the audience, the Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda (92 points), Cigar Aficionado’s No. 25 Cigar of 2022.

Cigar of the Year Meets Whisky of the Year

What better way to conclude this seminar than with a tasting of the very best cigar and the very best whisky? Jorge Padrón, president of Padrón Cigars Inc., joins Cigar Aficionado executive editor David Savona in a tasting of the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Torpedo, our 2021 Cigar of the Year, which rated 97 points. And we will be drinking the Lagavulin 11-year-old Offerman Edition: Guinness Cask Finish, Whisky Advocate’s Whisky of the Year, joined by a spirits expert from Lagavulin.?

More speakers may be added as we get closer to the seminar date.

Last year the seminars sold out well in advance of the show. To buy tickets, visit https://www.bigsmokewhiskyfest.com/