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Cigars

Cigars

Cigars are the most famous Cuban export, and the best cigars are still thought to be from Cuba. The United States has banned Cuban cigars since the Cuban overthrow of the dictator Batista in 1959, but many people find a way to smuggle them in.

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About Cigars

A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Much of the world’s cigar tobacco is grown in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern United States.

The word cigar originated from sikar, which is the Mayan-Indian word for smoking, which became 'cigarro' in Spanish, probably from Maya 'sicar' to smoke rolled tobacco leaves, from 'sic' tobacco; or from or influenced by the Spanish word cigarra grasshopper.

Explorer Christopher Columbus is generally credited with the introduction of tobacco to Europe.

To smoke a cigar, a smoker cuts it, lights it, then puts the unlit end into the mouth and draws smoke into the mouth. Some smokers inhale the smoke into the lungs, particularly with little cigars, but this is uncommon otherwise. A smoker may swirl the smoke around in the mouth before exhaling it, and may exhale part of the smoke through the nose in order to smell the cigar better as well as to taste it. Cigar smoke, which is rarely inhaled, tastes of tobacco with nuances of other tastes. Many different things affect the scent of cigar smoke: tobacco type, quality of the cigar, added flavors, age and humidity, production method (handmade vs machine made) and more.

Cigars are commonly categorized by the size and shape of the cigar, which together are known as the vitola. The size of a cigar is measured by two dimensions: its ring gauge (its diameter in sixty-fourths of an inch) and its length (in inches).

Like other forms of tobacco use, cigar smoking poses a significant health risk depending on dosage. The risks are greater for those who inhale more when they smoke, if they smoke more cigars, or if they smoke them longer. Health risks can be similar to cigarette smoking in nicotine addiction, periodontal health, tooth loss, and many types of cancer, including cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus.

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