Stoogie Research Paper

Stogie cigar or stogies is a common term you might hear. Where did this name originate from and why do we use it? Given its popularity we thought we'd provide a detailed explanation of what exactly a stogie cigar is.

The biggest debate with the term stogie is whether they are cigarettes or cigars. For anyone unfamiliar with smoking cigars this is a common misunderstanding.

For the cigar beginners out there please do not refer to a cigarette as a stogie, this is quite the insult to the cigar industry.

Stogie Defined

Stogie is a slang term for a long, slender, cheap cigar which is already cut. Stogies make for a great beginner cigar. From this simplistic definition, let us clarify that one would not describe a top cuban cigar as a stogie. It isn't right.

This still doesn't answer the question of where the term originates from. To
The name cheroot comes from a french word cheroute. Interestingly this word was adapted into French from the Tamil people in South India. The word meaning 'roll of tobacco'. Dating back to the 16th century when France were making their mark on Southern India. A cheroot is a cylindrical cigar that comes with both ends cut. This makes them perfect for the beginner as the cigars do not taper and are inexpensive.

So how does stogie come from cheroot? In short it doesn't. Stogie was an abbreviated term originating from a town called Conestoga in Pennsylvania.

The popularity of cigars in the USA and in particular Conestoga was growing significantly. Inexpensive, cheap, ready made cigars were very popular.

Conestoga wagons were used extensively during the 18th and 19th centuries a time when cigars became very popular in the USA.

Interestingly, initially a stogie referred to the shoes of the wagon drivers.

However as this was the time of the gold rush the amount of carts was increasing significantly and the amount of cigar smoking men with