Great Women Who Smoked Cigars...

Catherine the Great was born in 1729. She loved smoking fine cigars and
bands are her invention.  She insisted on a band - to keep her  royal fingers
from getting stained with tobacco.

Marlene Dietrich played the Russian ruler in the film "The Scarlet Empress."
The actress was often seen smoking cigars.

Gertrude Stein shared her love of good literature and love of good cigars with
her friends, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The poet Amy Lowell, the novelists Colette and George Sand, and the
Australian soprano Nellie Melba all enjoyed a fine cigar.  "La Africana" cigar
factory in Cuba, holds the distinction of being... the first cigar factory to employ
a woman (1878). The best cigars from this factory were sent to Nellie Melba.

The George Sands Society, founded in Santa Monica, California in 1992, is
the largest women's cigar smoking society.

Bonnie Parker, of Bonnie and Clyde infamy, and Annie Oakley, relieved some
of the stress of their jobs by smoking cigars.

In modern days, the famous WWII pin-up Lillian Russell, fogged up
more than GI's lockers... with her cigar smoke.

Madonna, Jodie Foster and Whoopie Goldberg are all women with their
names in the headlines... and cigars in their relaxation kit.

Women bought less than a tenth of a percent of all cigars in the 1980s.  Now
women buy over five percent... of all cigars, and account for more than forty
percent of the retail cigar dollars.

The Cigar Association estimates that there are now half a million woman cigar
smokers!

Cigar  Aficionados offer these tips
on buying and smoking cigars:
 

• Buy cigars from a tobacco shop. There are many high quality
  Cigar Shops online,  such as: Vegas de Santiago Premium Cigars
  from Costa Rica. They'll  know more about the product and have
  a better selection than liquor, drug or grocery stores.
  
  Pick a great smelling cigar.  Chances are if the cigar doesn't smell good, it won't taste good either.
•  
• Make your first smoking experience pleasant. Don't smoke in a
  place where you'll feel self-conscious.  A good cigar is best smoked
  in a comfortable atmosphere, such as at home with friends... after
  a meal. 
•  
• For your first time, select a premium hand-rolled cigar in the $3 to
  $4 range.  Brands made in Costa Rica are popular sellers...
  because of their mild, pleasant flavor and mountain grown tobacco
  is very smooth. 
• 
  Dip the head of the cigar - the end you put in your mouth into cognac, brandy or a fine port wine.  As you draw on the cigar, you'll be able
  to taste the flavor.  Some companies sell cigars that have been
  dipped in liquors and wines.

   

  

  
  
  Women may prefer the more feminine petite smokes... that resemble cigarettes.  But with cigars, bigger is usually better.  Smaller cigars
  tend to get hot... very quickly, and the taste is often harsh.  The
  exception is the exquisite "Panetela Extras" from Vegas de Santiago!

  Don't inhale. Cigars are for enjoyment, not a quick nicotine fix. 
  Always ask permission... before lighting up in a restaurant, even in
  the smoking section.  Many people find the smoke... highly offensive,
  and even at smoker - friendly places, cigars are often prohibited.

She stands out.  Men like women who aren't afraid to break rules and take
risks. They know these women just might rock their world!

The image of a woman... holding a  long, sleek, cylindrical object in her
mouth, prompts even the most sophisticated men of the world to be
reduced to drooling newborns in suits.

If you haven't already realized it, there is a whole new mode of meeting
men... that has been born in the 1990's. Cigar parties, single-malt scotch
and cigar tastings, cognac tastings, beer tastings and the like, are
predominantly frequented by men... lots of men. These events do not
exclude women.

However, it has been my experience... that rarely more than two or three
women... are in attendance, and every man in the room is keenly aware
of the presence of those few smart, lucky ones.

If you come to one of the tastings or parties, be prepared to be scrutinized. 
However, you will also be fawned upon, flirted with, wined, and if you wish,
dined, if not worshipped, by your pick of men.
 

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