| Amarillo |
A yellow
wrapper leaf grown under shade |
| Band |
A paper
ring around the head of a cigar |
| Barrel |
The main
body of a cigar |
Binder
|
One of the three main components in a cigar;
the binder is the portion of leaf used to hold the blend
of filler leaves together |
Blend
|
The
tobacco mix in a cigar, including the filler leaves,
binder, and outer wrapper |
| Bouquet |
The smell
or aroma of the tobacco blend |
| Box |
A
container used to package cigars |
| Bundle |
A
packaging method that uses cellophane over wrap |
| Candela |
A green
shade of wrapper |
Cap
|
The
circular piece of wrapper leaf placed over the head of
the cigar |
Catador
|
A
professional cigar taster who determines the qualities
of a cigar (taste, texture, and aroma) |
| Chaveta |
The knife
used in a cigar factory for cutting tobacco leaf |
Claro
|
A light
brown shade of wrapper sometimes referred to as natural |
| Colorado |
A
brownish-red shade of wrapper |
| Culebra |
A cigar made from three Panetelas
(long, thin cigar) braided together |
| Curing |
The
process of drying harvested tobacco |
Cutter
|
A device
used to cut off a small portion of the closed end of the
cigar |
| Draw |
The flow
of smoke through a cigar |
Filler
|
One of
the three major components of a cigar; filler is the
individual tobacco leaves used in the body of the cigar |
| Finish |
The taste
that lingers on your palate after a puff |
Flag
|
An
extension of the wrapper shaped to finish the head of
the cigar. Sometimes tied off in a pigtail, the flag is
used instead of a cap |
| Flavor |
The actual taste of the cigar
|
| Foot |
The end
of the cigar one lights |
Gum
|
The
vegetable adhesive used to secure the cap and wrapper |
| Handmade |
A cigar
made by hand |
Hand-rolled
|
A cigar
made entirely by hand. Normally made by the most
experienced rollers |
| Head |
The
closed end of the cigar |
Humidor
|
A room or
box used to age and store cigars by maintaining a proper
temperature (70 F) and relative humidity (70%) |
| Hygrometer |
A device
that indicates the percentage of moisture in the air |
| Long Filler |
Filler
tobacco that runs the length of the cigar body |
| Machine-made |
Cigars
made entirely by machine |
| Maduro |
A very
dark brown cigar |
| Piercer |
A cutter
used to pierce a hole in the closed end of a cigar |
Plug
|
A
blockage or hard spot in a cigar that prevents a proper
draw |
Ring Gauge
|
The
circumference of a cigar, measured in 64ths of an inch;
a 48 ring gauge cigar is 48/64ths of an inch |
Shade-Grown
|
Wrapper
leaves that have been grown under a cheesecloth tent |
| Short Filler |
Tobacco
filler consisting of chopped leaf |
| Shoulder |
The area
of the cigar where the cap meets the body |
Spanish Cedar
|
Although
not a true cedar this type of wood is used in the lining
of most cigar boxes and humidors |
| Sun Grown |
Tobacco
grown in direct sunlight |
Tubos
|
Cigars
packed in an individual metal, glass, or wooden tubes |
| Tunneling |
The
uneven burning of a cigar |
| Vein |
The rib
running though a tobacco leaf |
Wrapper
|
One of
the three main components of a cigar; the wrapper is the
tobacco leaf used on the outside of the cigar |
