One of the best things about enjoying a good cigar is the people with whom we share that moment. Time has become our scarcest commodity; because of that, an hour spent smoking a fine cigar in good company is all too rare a luxury. As evidenced through our conversations with cigar makers this summer at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers show, the shared enjoyment of cigars creates a special bond. In fact, that bond has developed a camaraderie within the cigar-making trade.

Cigars are created …