In Beverly Hills the lavish cigar bar appropriately named the Grand Havana Room contains a glass-enclosed humidor with the nameplates of VIP customers, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Danza, Milton Berle, and Meat Loaf. These posh palaces for cigar consumption by the rich and famous further promote the image that by lighting up a cigar and sipping brandy in one of these places it is possible to be transformed into one of the fashionable elite. It takes a lot of effort to become a cultured cigar smoker. In addition to purchasing high quality cigars, and the requisite subscription to Cigar Aficionado , the truly consummate smoker must shop for impressive cigar smoking accessories. Of course, Neiman Marcus also offers a large selection of cigar books, ashtrays, lighters, cutters, and yes, cigars.
Women have plenty of products to choose from as well.
Gone are the days of the Tupperware and Mary Kay parties. Now, a popular smoking shop in California put together a ladies-only cigar party just in time for the holidays. Soon, when you turn on your television you might find a home shopping network devoted entirely to easy access shopping for cigar customers. With all of the complications of attaining a high quality cigar and creating the right image for a 1990's smoker it might seem unlikely that cigar consumption could become popular among the masses. But, just as espresso bars and gourmet bakeries are reaching suburban America, so too will the cigar trend spread.