The Art of the Cigar: 1996

The Art of the Cigar. 1996 General Cigar production.
Featuring: Edgar M. Cullman Sr., Paul Sorvino, Michael Nouri, Joey Pantoliano, Jim Belushi, Milton Berle, John Amos, Veronica Webb, Dolph Lundgren, Pat O'Brien, Edgar Cullman Jr., Marvin Shanken, Engelbert Humperdinck, LeRoy Neiman, Daisy Fuentes, Giancarlo Esposito, Austin T. McMamara, Aaron Sigmond, Catherine Oxenberg, Christopher Lawford, Gil Melle, David B. Salz, Dan Cortese, Jack Scalia, Angel Daniel Nunez, Joe Hunter, Joel Sherman, Nat Sherman, The Amazing Kreskin, Phyllis Diller, Lou Rothman, LaVonda Rothman, Mark Wood, Benjamin Menendez.

[@tylertilwick6852]

I’m not a ritual cigar smoker, but I smoked a cigar recently on vacation on a private beach by a house I was staying at, when the sun was setting, only me on the beach. I smoked a Ashton toro, had a beach chair, cold bev and some music. Lemme tell ya, the ambiance, the cigar itself, etc. it felt like the world just drifted right on by. It doesn’t get much better than that!

[@konstantin82]

2021 and still a great documentary.

[@DigitalEkho]

mate its 2022

[@waynethegreat23]

Late 2021 and still great

[@mrboonski1]

@@DigitalEkho o yea, I didn’t realise.

[@JohnDoe-bi7yb]

Absolutely

[@syedmurtazaahmedniazi7783]

2022

[@nasher117]

Paul Sorvino, 1939-2022. You'll be greatly missed.

[@ivotheg2397]

Yup - was he jabbed?

[@NetMillionaire]

@@ivotheg2397probably

[@drh2098]

This is the most 90’s thing i’ve ever watched.

[@tipsywizard7865]

DDI St d i iu

[@christophersantana5895]

THIS DOCUMENTARY IS STILL WORTH WATCHING AFTER 25 YEARS.

[@mmlight]

Yes, it's the only thing the cigar industry did on video of lasting quality.

[@lindseyormsbee]

Freaking awesome to see a young Giancarlo Esposito in this. Taking about the stereotype of gangsters and cigars before he would go on to become one of televisions biggest gangsters ever.

[@kevinmelendez5339]

bro i was doing my thing and baaaaaam a young Esposito shows and i was whaaaaaaaaaaaat jaja.

[@zekehooper]

I laughed my ass of when it got to the cost of a cigar and the guy was talking about the "average" good cigar costing $2.50! Man, wish it was that way again!

[@hattrick1972]

I found a great cigar, Casa de Garcia, from an online place (Churchills, robustos, coronas, toros, torpedos. In CT, maduro and sumatra wrappers) . A bundle of 20 for about $25 (Gordos...are about the same price for a bundle of 10.). It is my everyday cigar, which proves that there are some great cigars that don't have to cost a lot to enjoy. I really enjoy this brand.

[@mettlemane]

He said "no less than"

[@JodelDaniel]

+hattrick1972 Casa de Garcia corona has been a regular of mine lately as well. Great easy smoke, sweet mild taste. Excellent!

[@RingsOfSolace]

zekehooper yeah rn you’re talking $6.99 a stick for a “house blend” (cigar made by a cigar shop and not brand named). I’m also a pretty heavy weed smoker and sometimes I’m like “am I better off just getting more bud?” But while I love weed, nothing replaces a good cigar or a nice pipe with some good tobacco in it. Friends of mine who smoke weed also just don’t understand it “why wouldn’t you just smoke weed?” It’s a different relaxation tool, and a different experience, why can’t I just like them equally? Besides it’s my money

[@roymencias703]

zekehooper hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@nasher117]

Whose still watching in 2022?

[@joeyyy771]

2024

[@Emmjaye4life]

2124 (Time Traveler) as your generation would say, "LOL"​@@joeyyy771

[@chuckheinze7]

I watch this video at least two or three times a year. I love it!

[@amadexmilby7309]

Cigars are truly a modern phenomenon. They carry a lot of rustic tradition but, are still somehow timeless and relevant. They make a statement but, teach you subtlety in conversations. And when you go places where its still welcomed as a pastime you are also welcomed by great people.

[@pablomarionette6160]

I'm enjoying a cigar right now 😄

[@joshualawn8721]

I was a kid in middle school when this came out. Now I'm a cigar enthusiast. Fun film. When I think of cigar smokers, in think of George Burns.

[@bubbles7806]

What a classic. I watch it every year. It always gets better.

[@jedwhassell]

Only just discovered it. Excited to watch it through!

[@bubbles7806]

@@jedwhassell I like the content you create as well. Keep up the good work.

[@mitchceiling1506]

This video brings be back to a better time…

[@11XI]

What a documentary about cigars, a lots of personal stories with passion and love.

[@dantedias4064]

Best cigar documentary I've have ever seen . Cool to see a young Giancarlo Esposito talking about cigars . Just saw him on Mandalorian

[@fortube5008]

Watching this beautiful documentary while smoking a great cigar with a constant smile on my face

[@waynet2165]

I'm 62 and just took-up cigar smoking about 2 months ago. Went online (holts, cigar intl.) and have purchased about 20 different brands. My fave is Montecristo and Perdoma Reserve. Both brands were mentioned in the film. Overall, a great film.

[@logan9920]

Give Davidoff Winston Churchill a try. Also AF Hemingway series is amazing.

[@cigarexpert_]

Classic that never gets old. Much respect for all.

[@BbqMikeG]

Great video to relax and smoke a cigar with!

[@kevinamorimrealestate]

2022 and still a great documentary.

[@Rawdiswar]

The ties and chairs in this documentary are just outstanding.

[@MacClellandMan]

Connecticut, Cuba, Cameroon, Sumatra were the only places to grow premium wrapper leaf when this was filmed. Now there is Pennsylvania, Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, and Dominican Republic. Up to the time this was shot, there were some amazing Havanas and few great Nicaraguans. The situation is reversed today. Cuba is down to a few good vitolas but no brands that are reliable across the board. Note, too, the smaller ring gauges of the cigars being smoked in the film compared to the 50-64 ring gauges favored today. The influence of the wrapper is being diminished in the overall flavor of the cigar with such rotund sticks. Finally, RIP to many of the careers and people in hhe documentary. Of those alive, I hope they can still find solace and pleasure in a good cigar.

[@mmlight]

Well said.

[@superdragon9293]

I have now learned to give myself in to the Mystic of the cigar.

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Wow, never have seen this film before. I'm so happy that I have found it. It gives a great insight into that amazing time.

[@cabronicusmaximuschingonic1062]

It is half past two, right now, and I am craving a cigar. I started watching this, and for some reason, I couldn't look away. Even watching the video, felt like a soothing experience. Yes, kinda like a nice cigar. Thanks for the upload.

[@superdragon9293]

Oh my Gosh.....This documentary only takes my love and enjoyment of the great art of cigar smoking life to a whole new higher level of understanding of why i partake in this way of life......Thankyou for posting this......and for all of you who dont smoke cigars ...........this is a room for the smokers elite.

[@jedwhassell]

You are one passionate BOTL!

[@superdragon9293]

@@jedwhassell Yes Brother i am...Love what i do.The hi-lite of my day is my cigar time.

[@superdragon9293]

Well Sir guess you got me on the hook...I just subscribed to Cigars of London Looks like you got a new follower .Thankyou for your input.

[@chrisouellette611]

I love all cigars from every region, but some Nicaraguan cigars ive been having lately have been unreal. maybe its just my palate...

[@MattBurosh]

I definitely favor Nicaraguan cigars for their strength 💪 Super enjoyable after a good meal!

[@drew6082]

They are all outstanding now days, Cuba is no longer undisputed though, that is for sure.

[@jayquick6520]

Nicaraguan are my favorite. Doesn’t matter if it’s a $20 stick or a cheap bundle of fumas lol. I enjoy them every time. A Cuban cigar was a major let down for me.

[@jedwhassell]

@@MattBurosh they make for some great evening smokes 😍

[@LetTheWritersWrite]

Foundation Cigars are definitely leading the way.

[@CigarsEuropeTV]

Greatest Cigar documentary ever.

[@cre_datch]

This was great! And I appreciate the diversity of the interviewees in this documentary- thank you for posting. Much Respect! There is nothing like the leaf life! 👌🏾

[@Mupepe69]

I like since 24 August 1999. My first Cohiba cigar been offered to me by my Director General to celebrate the birth of my first daughter , Princess Nefertiti...

[@Will.3p]

Great documentary

[@stephenholland-kd9lw]

I’m a Texan, my father was too, but he got in some trouble, and fled the country when I was real young. When I was a bit older, 14 - 15 yo, I knew he was laying low in Nicaragua. So I flew down to meet him, pretty much for the first time. We got Cuban cigars quite easily down there, and that was my first cigar.

[@sams3015]

I got two friends; both younger than me into cigars recently. It was same thing with both of them, they hated them for the first few minutes but once they got into both are converted especially as the note change throughout

[@eliaspressey341]

10:48 "We were so bitchin." Holy fuck I died of laughter!

[@TheUndertaker100]

Thoroughly entertaining and somewhat amusing at times. Thank you for the upload my internet friend. An enlightening glimmer of the past times bestowed upon these young eyes.

[@jedwhassell]

Just discovered this video. Looking forward to watching it through

[@willdennis7076]

I wish I could hit like on this a hundred times every time I watch it.

[@monirsaid3934]

Enjoying this Amazing documentary with a nice cigar. Smoking Cigars is truly a glorious art. Cheers to long ashes.

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

Today, I'm a great grandmother. I originally wanted to be a wine connoisseur, however, a half-a-glass of wine and I'm asleep on the couch. Additionally, at one point, I was bought a $35 glass of very high-end port and told that it was the perfect compliment to a cigar. To me, it tasted like battery acid, which is on me, not the port. What I do like is an espresso with my cigar. In any event, I was never a smoker, but at around age 35, my partner and I had some time to kill before our movie started across the street and wandered into a cigar shop. The walk-in humidor smelled amazing. We were the only customers and the guy behind the counter helped us choose a cigar, telling us all about them as he did so. Then, he told us/showed us how to cut and smoke our cigars. To those who don't know, smoking a cigar wrong can ruin it. For example, by smoking it too fast (hotboxing it), you can ruin the cigar, causing it to turn somewhat sour. (Which is actually a good thing because it causes you to slow down, take your time.) My partner thought it was nice, but to her dismay, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. Now, over 30 years later, I have a huge humidor and cigars are one of my great pastimes. A good book, an espresso, and a robust Churchill on our patio, and I'm in heaven. 🙂 P.s. I used to have several Cuban connections, but since 9/11, that unfortunately ended. I can't wait to be able to order and smoke Cuban's someday as I love very robust cigars..... .

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

I would add that it was cigarettes that brought us cigar smokers down with them. Cigarettes have this noxious ammonia smell, at least to me. And while used to love shooting pool and smoking cigars, I have to sympathize with servers, bar tenders and other staff whose risk for cancer skyrocketed simply from the second-hand smoke. (I put myself through college tending bar, no loans, something that really isn't possible these days.) Additionally, one of the few places you can smoke these days are cigar shops and sitting around with other cigar smokers is a wonderful experience. You can hear about a specific cigar, walk into the humidor and get one on the spot. Then again, I always seem to walk out of such places with the latest lighter or high-end cutter (never cheap and as if I don't already have enough of either)....I'm such a magpie. lol. .

[@brotheroftheleaf1735]

Excellent documentary, well worth a watch

[@jedwhassell]

Excited to watch it through 🙌

[@jimgallagher5902]

What a wonderful and interesting vid. I am a long time cigar fan, but I learned a lot by watching this video. Good job to the video maker here.

[@paulagne7525]

I just wanted to say that I appreciate you posting this film. I really enjoyed watching it. Thank you.

[@chipper442]

1:05 “keep smoking everything in moderation”, truer words have never been spoken.

[@gugueta5]

Great Production! I loved the first Bossa Nova played.

[@pross6525]

I am enjoying this wonderful documentary on Cigar history this beautiful Sunday afternoon at my favorite cigar shop called Roz Cigar Emporium in my hometown of Ocala Florida. Enjoying a cup of coffee with a Undercrown Maduro Cigar

[@Regisrod90s]

I really love this.

[@tmartins2956]

this open my world to cigars love it

[@franklezar1]

Procedure procedure. Love it. 54:39

[@donsal.t.1765]

Jesus I just woke up saw this on my feed and now I want a cigar. I just got a box of esplendidos 😊 and I want to keep it to 1 stick every 3 months 🤞

[@aandk2594]

2022 and just now learned how to cheat my friends at spades while holding my beautiful Cohiba Siglo VI. This is awesome.

[@MrBikedrummer]

Daisy friggin Fuentes! Holy smokes!

[@252Ron]

I enjoyed this documentary. While smoking a cigar, especially.

[@kyle47922]

An awesome documentary I smoked cigars on my deployments Iraq 2006-2007, Afghanistan 2012.

[@hardsincigar8505]

wow what a great video I really enjoy Paul Sorvino

[@tonymykhaylovsky7505]

Saw this a week ago. Watching again. Well done 👌

[@mmlight]

General Cigar made it.

[@mohsen1374]

what a beautiful and relaxing documentary, really captures what cigars are about. cheers for the upload!

[@hardsincigar8505]

Great video indeed

[@jedwhassell]

Excited to watch it through 😍

[@crstool9317]

My favorite goto is the macanudo cafe first thing in the morning with a coffee.

[@lindseyormsbee]

I've always got one in my humidor!

[@benwilliams3539]

Funny to hear in 2021 them talking about the troubles of smoking bans back then.

[@4DeFord]

Very entertaining, thx.

[@michaelabenkoiii9673]

Missed one fact. Sinatra DID smoke cigars regularly. They were DeNobli made by Avanti Cigar Co still to this day. They are the sister smoke to Parodi and very similar to.

[@GK-2253]

Smoking fuente fuente opus x watching this. Perfect length and perfect rto watch while enjoying this stogey

[@18661873]

RIP Paul Sorvino. If I can find where you are resting I will leave a cigar.

[@josephel4292]

Very cool documentary

[@vishwasugumaran2360]

This is.... Acceptable.

[@donquixote...]

First time watching this, and it echoed all my experiences and observations. What is necessary to smoke a cigar...? Time, place, and opportunity...

[@culturetoronto]

is it me or are there some beautiful women in this documentary? haha just enjoying a cigar in the backyard and looking through this time capsule... cheers to all the cigar smokers out here still enjoying this ritual

[@Bighal60]

This was great and smoking cigars is a fine art....and its one that I love!

[@CigaresBretagneBusinessClub]

Very nice documentary.

[@benjaminwyatt4964]

Likewise in 2022!!

[@username14251]

Joe Pantoliano @ 52:16 steals the entire documentary.

[@Mark-ce3gp]

Great intro. tune..

[@ericthered1140]

Classic video....

[@jaypzl]

Amazing doc! Loved it thoroughly... in 2019.

[@oldsoulbarbers4232]

This is historic and epic ! Great video thank you !!

[@averoes4029]

So funny to see how small cigar module were over 25 yrs ago. All of em in the Doc are bellow 50 Ring gauge.

[@averoes4029]

tyvek05 No Dear You are wrong Its maybe due to your young age

[@6mmFilms]

"How long its been on the tree"...

[@wntr9966]

Lmao

[@Sirchud68]

El Producto!!!

[@ronnierbalan9453]

It's a timely process.

[@GunCollector007]

Really very interesting. Thanks for posting. Smoking a Montecristo #2 right now.

[@conwayferguson7785]

Partagas Lusitanias 😉

[@winstonsmith8559]

Who else here is watching this enjoying a beautiful cigar? Padron Catch 22

[@MOTIVATIONBYDAR]

Watching it right before i spark a cigar up

[@autodesignerca]

4:40 That is interesting, what was said about the faster-paced times of now a quarter-century ago, as it still holds true today.

[@dannytello89]

There’s so many different brand and variety’s I’d love to become an expert

[@tushkafilms1061]

48:58 the Indian portrait to the left of him is of the upper Creek chief Opothleyahola. He and my ancestor the lower Creek chief William McIntosh were enemies.

[@jlastre]

The band on a cigar was originally on them to protect the gloves of smokers from getting dirty. Why the fiction that only "bounders" smoke with the band on is a mystery other than some writer for a James Bond movie thought it would sound good. Keeping it on often is best if a cigar is poorly rapped. My father taught me how to smoke cigars when I was like 12, but then again he was Cuban. My mom wasn't from Cuba but her folks were from Mexico, and she would enjoy an occasional cigar.

[@droidcrasher]

CIGARS were SMOKING!!! But Catherine Oxenberg with LONG FULL LENGTH HAIR... Was SERIOUSLY SMOKING TOO !!! 🤪

[@frankmcgarry3155]

One thing that is interesting is that cigarette company CEOs and executives do not smoke cigarettes, but most people in the cigar industry do.

[@iamjimb]

Was not expecting king Edward's to get a mention, I love cheap cigars I'm sorry don't hate me.

[@jeffjones719]

is there a soundtrack available for this vid? amazing

[@YouB3anz]

especially the merengue : )

[@harismuzaffar1151]

❤️

[@gardenvarietypenis]

god, veronica webb was so hot! her skin is that of a beautiful Connecticut shade. I didn't really buy the featured females affinity for cigars; though, I enjoyed the eye candy just the same. Nice upload, thanks...the 90s were quite the time for cigars.

[@jimmyschmidt14]

Bill Clinton would agree with you!

[@MattBurosh]

Haha, I was gonna say, I don't think I saw ANY of the female interviewees take a single puff until the last couple minutes, when they showed it off like a novelty 😆

[@bencrust4516]

2022🎉

[@scmorson]

Vance is on the Dixie Chopper!

[@karimelzein9115]

Anyone got the name of the song in the credits? Great track! and amazing documentry

[@Anonymous594]

Unintentional ASMR

[@moe_skeetz9153]

$2.50 for a great premium cigar? SHITTTT not these days lol

[@mmlight]

It was the mid 90s and everything was better then, including the quality of what your dollar bought.

[@mmlight]

***** Agreed.

[@moe_skeetz9153]

I agree you can find some good sticks for under 10 bucks but tobacco taxes are insane these days.

[@geores9152]

MSkeetz I know and getting much higher

[@digginyourscene4058]

Flor de Oliva @ Famous Smoke 20 sticks for 37.99. Hand made and consistent.

[@rodrigobernardelli7313]

man can you activate the automatic subtitles option ? thank you.

[@user-jl4me7xr6d]

キューバ、ニカラグア、ドミニカ、ホンジュラス。本来マヤやアステカのものであり、未だにハバノスSAに支配されているのが残念でならない。

[@user-jl4me7xr6d]

コイーバはタイノ族。彼らに敬意を払い、祈る魂が必要である。

[@omidnamadi9262]

It’s funny to see some people who know so much about cigars and so many who know jack shit at the same time in the same film

[@ThomasMetal75]

Why do some people feel they have to dress up in a "black tie" to smoke a cigar? If I wanted relax and hang out with others and have cigars, I don't wanna be in uncomfortable clothing. Also, cigars themselves don't care how much money you have (however, some tobaccos are more expensive to produce than others).