World's Most Expensive Cigars and Cigarettes

An estimated 50 million people in the United States alone light up a cigar or cigarette every day. While the vast majority smoke standard-quality products - which certainly don't come cheap - some take their smoking rituals to another level, paying a hefty price for the luxury and relaxation that smoking can provide.

Some companies create promotional products or gimmicks, like the famed $100,000 Lucky Strikes sold in 2007. The cigarettes came in eight carat white gold packages displaying a large diamond and a large ruby - certainly not a smoking habit most people could afford for long. True luxury brands, however, focus on creating quality, not creating a marketing stir.

Here, we take a look at those brands - some of the most expensive and luxurious tobacco products in the world.