The Complete Guide to Cigars offers a comprehensive exploration of the history of cigars, from the very first plantations to the modern-day cult of the cigar. It also has an extensive directory, listing the establushed brands from the major cigar-producing countries around the world. The Complete Guide to Cigars shows how the history of the cigar is extricably bound into the history of the settlement of the New World and this valuable commodity caused decades of conflict between nations. It also illuminates the intricate and highly skilled process of making a cigar from sowing tobacco to packing cigars for export. There is also advice on choosing the ideal cigar for you, how to store cigars, and how to get the most enkoyment you can from your cigars. This is a book for all aspiring cigar aficionados, as well as people who enjoy a good smoke.