The 7 ILLEGAL Cigars That Helped Michael Jordan Win 6 NBA Championships

Michael Jordan had never touched tobacco in his life. Then he won his first championship, Jerry Reinsdorf handed him a cigar in the locker room, and within a few years he was smoking six a day and had built a 28,000 square foot Florida house with a theater engineered to swallow the smoke and a walk-in humidor to keep the supply alive. Every one of the seven cigars in his rotation is illegal in his own country. The Hoyo Double Corona he smoked alone in Chicago traffic before games to calm down. The Montecristo Number Two he saved for after the buzzer because it was strong enough to actually shut him off. The Cohiba Esplendido that was created in 1966 as Fidel Castro's personal cigar and stayed off the public market for sixteen years. The Partagas Serie D Number Four he reaches for between tee boxes on the private golf course he built. The Cohiba Siglo Two he smokes before the sun is up. The Hoyo Epicure Number Two, from the same maker as the cigar that started it all decades earlier. And one more he has called his absolute favorite twice in twelve years, in two separate Cigar Aficionado cover interviews, his answer never moving an inch. This video walks each cigar through Jordan's day, his career, and the architecture of a man who built his life around a habit his government refuses to legalize. Disclaimer: ⚠️ This video discusses the cigar preferences of Michael Jordan based on his published interviews with Cigar Aficionado in 2005 and 2017, his statements during the ESPN documentary "The Last Dance," and publicly reported details of his daily routine, home in Florida, and private golf course. The specific cigars cited, including the Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona, Montecristo Number 2, Cohiba Esplendido, Partagas Serie D Number 4, Cohiba Siglo II, Hoyo Epicure Number 2, and Partagas Lusitania as his repeatedly stated favorite, reflect Jordan's own published statements in those interviews. The historical context, including President Kennedy's 1962 acquisition of approximately 1,200 Cuban cigars before signing the embargo and the 1966 creation of Cohiba as Fidel Castro's private cigar, reflects publicly documented historical record. The continued illegality of importing Cuban cigars into the United States reflects current federal law at the time of recording. ℹ️ Sources cited include the Cigar Aficionado July/August 2005 cover feature "One-on-One with Michael Jordan" and the November/December 2017 cover feature "Michael Jordan: The Sequel" by Marvin R. Shanken, Cigar Aficionado's coverage of "The Last Dance," Cigar Aficionado's 2010 Top 25 placement of the Partagas Lusitania, Holt's Cigar Company's Michael Jordan feature, JR Cigars' Celebrities Who Smoke feature, Cigar World and Cigar Chief coverage of Jordan's cigars, Sportscasting and The SportsRush coverage of Jordan's cigar costs, and ESPN and Sky Sports coverage of "The Last Dance." Viewers are encouraged to verify all sources independently and to consume tobacco products responsibly and in accordance with local laws #Cigars #MichaelJordan #CubanCigars #CigarReview #CelebrityCigars #MJ #LastDance #Cohiba #Montecristo #Partagas #HoyoDeMonterrey #ChicagoBulls #NBA #CigarLovers #BOTL #CigarLife #CigarCulture #PremiumCigars #FamousCigarSmokers #CigarAficionado SOURCES: Cigar Aficionado, July/August 2005 — "One-on-One with Michael Jordan" by Marvin R. Shanken https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... Cigar Aficionado — https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... Cigar Aficionado — https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... Cigar Aficionado — https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... Cigar Aficionado — https://www.cigaraficionado.com/artic... Cigar Aficionado — https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25... https://www.holts.com/clubhouse/cigar... JR Cigars — https://www.jrcigars.com/blending-roo... Cigar World —https://www.cigarworld.com/education/... Cigar Chief — https://cigarchief.com/blog/what-ciga... Cigarzine — https://www.cigarzine.com/what-cigars... , https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cig... — https://www.sportscasting.com/news/mi... , https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-mi... ESPN — https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2... Sky Sports https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/36...