Much like wine tasting, cigar aficionados have created a culture around the art of smoking, assembling various theories and accessories to facilitate smoking. In the 1980s and 1990s, cigar smoking was portrayed as a trendy habit associated with the upper echelons of society. While industrial development has allowed today's public to access inexpensive machine-made cigars, premium cigars crafted from a blend of top-quality tobaccos and aged to perfection remain popular among celebrities and the business class.
