Think of a cigar and you usually picture a savvy middle-aged man dressed in a suit, seated on a leather armchair in a classy wood-paneled lounge, smoking a cigar and nursing a glass of vintage wine. The cigar was associated with this demographic for decades, but things have begun to change of late with the stogie winning an increasingly large fan following among younger people.

The cigar is now commonly spotted in university campuses, frat houses, nightclubs and other watering holes for the young. An increasing number of people in their twenties find the cigar a sophisticated and trendy way to unwind and release the stress of their academic lives and careers.

There are now cigar clubs at many universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Yale and the University of California in Los Angeles. These are organized groups of cigar lovers who come together to enjoy their favorite stogies and comprise both students and members of the faculty. And many of the members are women.

Pictures of celebrities smoking or posing with cigars have only boosted the popularity of the stogie among the young. Hollywood icons like Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Demi Moore have posed with cigars, making a deep impression on the minds of many Americans.

Though most people in their twenties are very health conscious these days and many would not light up a cigarette, cigar smoking is generally considered acceptable. This is because most cigar smokers do not inhale, merely swirling the smoke in their mouths to enjoy the taste and then letting it out. The magnetic aroma of cigars is one reason why even non-smokers don't seem to consider it offensive if someone in their company smokes a stogie.

The popularity of cigars among the young has continued to surge since the 1990s, which is when the great revival of the stogie began. And it doesn't yet show signs of slowing down.

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