Cigars 30 Years Ago

Sunday, April 23, 2023


I remember going to get my hair cut at The Professionals barber shop on 54th and Nicollet back in 1983. As I sat in the waiting area I looked through a copy of GQ magazine and found an article about fine cigars. I remember the article said that for a good cigar you had to pay 2 or 3 dollars. Times have changed but like the Instagram post from Cigar Aficionado says, they're still a rather affordable luxury and thankfully so. Click below for the link to the article referenced in the post. 

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/cigar-prices-then-and-now



Me smoking a cigar in 1992. 

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