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For the cigar lover 

But because cigar selection is such a personal choice, it may be wise to do some homework before you buy.

Cigars enjoyed a surge in popularity about a decade ago, and it hasn't entirely faded. It was during that time that an old schism in cigar manufacturing reappeared, and the dichotomy between pure tobacco cigars and those that are flavor-enhanced widened as sales of the latter steadily grew.

"Cigars are classed in two different categories, natural tobacco, which is the nonflavored tobacco, and your flavored cigars," said Bob Ochs, manager of John T's Unique Gifts in the Visalia Mall and the shop's resident expert on cigars.

Flavored cigars are, for the most part, a younger man's choice, with most of John T's sales going to men 18 to 35.

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