The Cherished Cheroot

The Cherished Cheroot"A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a Smoke."--Rudyard KiplingTo project the versed views of Victorian England's tobaccolaureate still further, a good cigar is even more than a smoke. It can be a mystical experience that comes with its own lore, legend, taboos, customs, fanatical followers and, alas, unswerving deprecators. It has been a symbol of virility and leadership; likewise, it has been damned as a phallic appendage and a pacifier for the too-quick...