Cigars explained

There is much to choosing a cigar. Each aspect of the cigar effects it's flavor and how it smokes.

Wrapper

Binder

Filler

Sizing

Shapes

Shades

Wrapper

The wrapper is the outside leaf or layer of the cigar, it is what holds the holds the cigar together. Usually the wrapper is made of a premium leaf. ranging in colors and tastes. The wrapper is a very important to the cigar's taste.

There are many different wrapper types.

• Double Claro (aka Candela or American) - This is a premature leaf which is rapid dry typically greenish or greenish brown in color. This is a mild tobacco containing very little natural oils.
• Claro -
• Natural
• Colorado Claro
• Colorado
• Colorado Maduro
• Maduro
• English

Binder

Binder is a "filler" leaf mixed with the filler tobacco. Binder types vary from cigar to manufacturer and typically the cheaper cigars have more binder.

Filler

Filler primarily comes in two types: Long and short leaf. Long leaf filler is the whole tobacco leaf, while short leaf is usually scraps of tobacco leaf. Cigar filler is primarily responsible for how strong a cigar may be.

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