Cigar lovers light up during Big Smoke event on Strip — PHOTOS
Winston Williams, 50, of Las Vegas, smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Winston Williams, 50, of Las Vegas, smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Pete Golder, 57, of Las Vegas, smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Tim Wong of Orange County, Calif., 45, lights a cigar at the Espinosa cigar table during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Ted Price, 65, of Chesapeake, Va., holds a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Narong Va of Los Angeles organizes cigars for Ashton during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Ernesto Perez Carrillo, 66, owner of EP Carrillo, left, hands out cigars to patrons during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Nick Killion, 26, left, and his father Mike Killion, 48, right, both of Murrieta, Calif. light cigars during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Larry Morgan, 50, of Chesapeake, Va., smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Bobby Copenny of Fort Worth, Texas, 46, right, lights a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People attend the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Matt Long of Seattle, 47, smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Harry Hatzis, 61, of Cleveland, Ohio, smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Cigars lay on a table during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Jim Holler, 86, of Vista, Calif., smokes a cigar during the Cigar Aficionado's Big Smoke Las Vegas weekend event at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Cigar lovers gathered Saturday night for the Big Smoke Evening, part of a three-day event hosted by Cigar Aficionado magazine at the Mirage.
The evening was part of the Big Smoke Las Vegas Weekend, hosted by Cigar Aficionado magazine, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. More than 35 premium cigar producers were present at the event.
The three-day event, which ends Sunday, included a panel discussion featuring icons of the cigar world, including John Oliva Jr of the Oliva Tobacco Company; Jorge Padrón of Padrón Cigars; and Craig Cass of Tinder Box of the Carolinas. Other seminars covered how to spot a fake Cuban cigar and how to roll your own cigar.
A portion of proceeds will benefit Prostate Cancer Research, an organization seeking a cure for prostate cancer.
