Cigar
A cigar is a form in which tobacco is smoked. It is usually larger than a cigarette. Cigars are made of different types of tobacco which are cured in many different way to produce unique flavors and fragrances. Most quality cigars are rolled using a tobacco leaf, though more and more cigars have been rolled using different types of paper to replace the tobacco leaf. This results in a cleaner looking cigar. Commercially produced cigars are rolled and packed using machinery, and quality control and smokeability cannot be truly verified. Hand rolled cigars prove to still be the best option, but are more costly. Cuba is known worldwide for their cigars. Many other countries also produce cigars, most notably in the Central America and Caribbean island areas.
Cigar Media
Indigenous tobacco pipe on display at the regional museum in San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico
Harry Nelson Pillsbury smoking a cigar
Hand rolling cigars and relevant artifacts, Ybor City Museum State Park display, Tampa, Florida
Cigar making at Tampa's J.C. Newman Cigar Company, using machines from the 1930s
An aged tobacco leaf being examined
Cigar makers in Puerto Rico, c. 1942
Vendor rolling cigars at the Eyipantla Falls in San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico
