[RevSmoke]

Here's a question for you, what makes a brand a boutique cigar?

Is it number of cigar produced per year (kind of like micro-breweries -vs- craft breweries -vs- breweries)?

Is it length of time they've been producing cigars? If so, what's the magic number that takes them from boutique brand to the next classification?

During the cigar boom in the mid '90s, there were many new brands that showed up on the scene, most of these were considered boutique brands. Some were called such for size, and all were called such because of their newness to the business.

Things are not the same as they were in the '90s, but you still might say that there is a greater number of cigar smokers than there were before the '90s. To my estimation, there was an increase of smokers a few years ago, but is that number decreasing? It appears that as the number of places you can smoke indoors decreases, the number of smokers decreases in the same proportion. So, how long will this latest uptick in the number of cigar smokers last? Who can say. Will all the new brands that are out there today last through this current increase in premium cigar consumption? (And there are a bunch of new ones out there in the last few years)

So, before I say what my favorites boutique brands are, I guess I'd like to know which brand are boutique and which ones are not. I'd hate to call something a boutique brand which is not, I might insult someone by calling them a boutique brand when they are not.

Thanks for the consideration.

Peace of the Lord be with you.