As you headed into the main exhibition hall, another large subset of tables took center stage with a live band on the far side of the room, which served as the pulse of the evenings, pulling out covers of many fan-favorite songs and offering extra jolts of enthusiasm. Just to the right of the first hall sat the main attraction, the exhibitor space, full with the biggest cigarmakers and brands in the world, along with loads of fine spirits makers ready to wet the beaks of eager attendees. In the first hall, sat round tables and food stations for guests to debrief, eat food, smoke cigars, sip fine spirits and mingle. The guests started lining up for the evening portion hours before the start time. The Big Smoke began on Friday evening with a night full of fine spirits, food and premium cigars. 20 for Halcomb (in red), who smokes through the entire Cigar Aficionado Top 25 while he’s in Vegas. From left, Jason Archinal, Mark Porter, Doug Halcomb, Brad Nickle, Mike Avey and Philip Archinal. The Cigar Raiders styling it up for the Big Smoke.
