Celebratory cigars

(Cigar Aficionado) ... The cigars were far from fancy, the wine no award winner, but it was a memorable night. Cigars are for celebration. I smoke cigars all the time, and if you're reading this blog I suspect you enjoy a great smoke on a regular basis as well. But when there's a wedding, or a birth, or a big deal to commemorate, even casual cigar smokers and a few brave non-smokers might grab a Churchill from the box that is passed around, light up, and celebrate in style. Continued

Image: Segar Manufactory of the best Vuelto-Abajo Tobacco by Jno. Bollmann & Co., circa 1865. (Library of Congress).