Here are 50 terms that pertain to cigar smokers along with their definitions:

  1. Blend - The combination of different tobacco leaves used to make a cigar.

  2. Binder - The tobacco leaf that is used to hold together the filler leaves inside a cigar.

  3. Box Press - A cigar that has been pressed into a square or rectangular shape during the manufacturing process.

  4. Cap - The rounded and closed end of a cigar that is cut off before smoking.

  5. Cellophane - A clear, plastic wrapper that is sometimes used to protect cigars.

  6. Churchill - A large cigar that typically measures 7 inches long with a ring gauge of 47.

  7. Cigarillo - A small cigar that is typically shorter and thinner than a traditional cigar.

  8. Connecticut - A type of tobacco leaf that is grown in Connecticut and is commonly used in cigar blends.

  9. Corona - A cigar that is typically 5.5 inches long with a ring gauge of 42.

  10. Cutter - A tool used to cut the cap off a cigar before smoking.

  11. Draw - The amount of air that flows through a cigar when it is being smoked.

  12. Double Corona - A large cigar that typically measures 7.5 inches long with a ring gauge of 50.

  13. Dominican Republic - A country that is known for producing high-quality cigar tobacco.

  14. Filler - The tobacco leaves that are rolled inside a cigar.

  15. Foot - The open end of a cigar that is lit before smoking.

  16. Gauge - The diameter of a cigar, measured in 64ths of an inch.

  17. Habano - A type of tobacco leaf that is grown in Cuba and is considered to be of high quality.

  18. Humidor - A container used to store cigars at a controlled temperature and humidity level.

  19. Maduro - A dark, oily wrapper leaf that is used on some cigars.

  20. Nicaragua - A country that is known for producing high-quality cigar tobacco.

  21. Parejo - A straight-sided cigar.

  22. Perfecto - A cigar that is tapered at both ends.

  23. Plume - A powdery substance that can appear on the surface of a cigar, caused by natural oils.

  24. Pyramid - A cigar that is tapered at one end.

  25. Robusto - A cigar that is typically 5 inches long with a ring gauge of 50.

  26. Roll - The process of rolling tobacco leaves into a cigar.

  27. Salomon - A large, tapered cigar that typically measures 7 inches long with a ring gauge of 58.

  28. San Andres - A region in Mexico that is known for producing high-quality cigar tobacco.

  29. Seco - A type of tobacco leaf that is used in the filler of a cigar.

  30. Smoke - The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke from a cigar.

  31. Spill - A long, thin strip of wood used to light a cigar.

  32. Stogie - A slang term for a cigar.

  33. Sumatra - A type of tobacco leaf that is grown in Indonesia and is commonly used in cigar blends.

  34. Sun Grown - A type of wrapper leaf that has been grown in direct sunlight.

  35. Tasting Notes - The flavors and aromas that can be detected when smoking a cigar.

  36. Torcedor - A cigar roller.

  37. Torpedo - A cigar that is tapered at both ends.

  38. Tubos - Cigars that are packaged in a tube for protection.

  39. Wrapper - The outermost layer of a cigar that is rolled around the filler.

  40. Ash - The burned tobacco that remains on the end of a cigar after smoking.

  41. Boveda - A two-way humidity control pack

Michael Slate | Author
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