The cigar smoker stereotype

[Indigo]

There had alays been an ongoing sterotype of the older, richer, CEO type that sits and drinks their brandy while puffing a cigar,and thats all I ever saw untill now. I don't really see alot of people smoking cigars though, and when I do it's the AHEM- captin blacks, and colts. It a bit of a lost art, and that is a good thing because not only does it remain somewhat sacred of a hobby, decadence (you name it) but it allows the new populous of cigar smokers to take it up again and re-introduce this fine art into society again with maybe a new perspective on it.

[Kenyth]

In the US at least, marketing has always been focused on cigarrettes. It's the only thing our country produces, so it only makes sense that domestic product dominates the market. Add that to the fact that domestic tobacco is cheap, people are biased against cigar smoking, and that cigarettes provide an almost instant fix of nicotine, and you can see why few ever take up cigar smoking. Our companies do make some low quality cigars and flavored cigars, nothing of the calibre of hand rolled, long filler artesian beauties though.

Artesian products are making a bit of a comeback though! People are starting to enjoy things like fine wines, various styles of fine beers, and good food. I don't know what started the trend, but I like it!