1.   And when U.S. cigars sales began to soar four years ago, Plasencia was ready.

2.   Artigue added that cigar sales also will be banned throughout the course to make the tournament more pleasurable for the majority of fans.

3.   Cigar sales are booming, perhaps to taunt the baby boomers.

4.   Cigar sales are expected to soar despite the U.S. embargo.

5.   Nationally, premium cigar sales have been flat for the past couple of years.

6.   Those talks were called off in September, but the stock continued to climb as booming cigar sales pushed earnings higher.

7.   Ney Sroulevitch, the exclusive importer of Cuban cigars for Brazil, said the only way to curtail imitation cigar sales would be for Cuba to improve its production.