Where There's Smoke

Where There's SmokeIn 1560, Jean Nicot, French Ambassador to Portugal, gifted his Queen, Catherine de Médicis, with the seeds of N. tabacum and had the somewhat dubious honor of being immortalized in the nomenclature of the noble weed through its least appreciated by-product – nicotine. Since then, Western Man, whether in doublet, knee breeches or pin-stripe, has endeavored to smarten up his smoking gear so as to enhance his enjoyment of tobacco. In the past, the requisite of portability was ful...