The Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest is returning to Cigar City. The show will take place in Tampa, Florida at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on March 29. Last year, the show sold out.
Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest brings together the biggest names in handmade cigars and fine spirits. You will receive some 30 handmade cigars (some of them given to you by the men and women who made them) and you will sample a vast variety of Bourbon, Scotch and rye as well as Canadian, Irish, Japanese and American whiskies.
To buy your tickets, reserve your hotel room and get more information, visit: https://www.bigsmokewhiskyfest.com/
Here is more information:
WHAT: Whisky and cigar lovers will come together for Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest. Whisky Advocate and Cigar Aficionado have combined their respective marquee events—WhiskyFest and Big Smoke—for the ultimate celebration of premium cigars and great whisky. Attendees can collect and smoke 30+ cigars and sample an exciting selection of over 100 whiskies—including single malt and blended Scotch, Irish, bourbon, rye, Tennessee, Japanese, Canadian and craft-distilled whiskies—plus other premium spirits all in one place.
WHO: The Whisky Advocate and Cigar Aficionado editorial teams welcome whisky distillers and cigarmakers, alongside additional industry experts and leaders, sharing their whiskies, cigars and knowledge with attendees.
WHERE: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa, FL
WHEN: Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Grand Tasting: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
VIP Entrance: 5:30 PM
TICKETS: Tickets are available online. General Admission tickets are $345, and VIP tickets are $495.
