cuban cigars, discount cigarsI recently read an interesting news article that claims that the sale of Cuban cigars has decreased significantly over the past couple of years because of the credit crunch. The upshot of this is that Cuba has decreased tobacco production. Apparently, though,  former smokers of Cuban cigars have not actually given up smoking. Instead it seems that cigar smokers are opting for discount cigars instead of purchasing the most expensive Cuban brands.
This article made me wonder if I would have stopped smoking Cuban cigars if I enjoyed partaking of the habit. I guess that would depend on how often I smoked Cuban cigars. If I were merely an occasional smoker then I would probably still buy Cubans. However if smoking was something I did every day I dare say I would have no option but to purchase discount cigars. I have heard that some discount cigars taste very nice so smoking them probably wouldn’t be such a huge sacrifice to make. Anyway I am sure that Cuban cigars will become popular again once the economy recovers.