By Dennis Green Oct 18, 2016, 6:48 AM PT ... Shutterstock As any cigar aficionado will tell you, cigars are a hobby, not a habit. And like any hobby, knowledge is passed down from expert to novice.

Like wine, tasting cigars requires experience and a specific vocabulary to define the complex flavors. But ultimately — also like wine — a cigar will taste like the land the tobacco was grown in.

Pairing cigars with booze has been around since your great-grandfather's grandfather, but Cigar Advisor copywriter Jonathan Detore says the tradition really thrived in the Roaring Twenties, when ...

The heavy, roasted scent of a cigar may be an acquired taste, but for the connoisseur, it is as interesting and complex as a Grand Cru. A guide to the best.