Abstract: A cigar with a paper wrapper and the method for manufacturing the same is provided. The cigar includes a tobacco filler consisting essentially of cigar tobacco and a paper wrapper overlying the tobacco filler. The paper wrapper consists essentially of conventional cigarette paper. The cigar may further include a binder surrounding the tobacco filler, wherein the outer covering overlies the binder. Preferably, the paper wrapper is imprinted with images. The method includes rolling a tobacco filler together into the shape of a cigar and wrapping a paper wrapper substantially around and overlying the tobacco filler. Preferably, the method further includes imprinting an image on the outside of the paper wrapper.