CIGARS

Presentation By :LOHITAKKSH CHAUHHAN

Cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco.

The word CIGAR originated from the Spanish CIGARRO, which in turn probably derives from the Mayan SICAR (“to smoke rolled tobacco leaves”).

Cigar is made up of three types of Tobacco leaves.

Fillers – broken or crushed leaves which forms the centre of cigar

Binders- small leaves are bound around the filler and a special type of glue is used to bind these leaves in cigar

Wrappers- big leaves that are soft & elastic wrapped to give the final smooth surface

CLASSIFI CAT IO N

Cigars are classified on the base of

Size

Shape

Color

SIZESize of a Cigar is measured by 2 dimensions

Diameter - Ring Gauge - 64th of an inch

Length – In Inches

SHAPE

All cigars can be divided into two categories:

Parejos - Straight Sided Cigars

Figurados - Irregular Shapes

They have a cylindrical body,straight sides,one end open, anda round tobacco-leaf "cap" on the other end which must be sliced off,have a V-shaped notch made in it with a special cutter,or punched through before smoking.

PAREJOS

Term Length In Inches Width In Gauge

Rothschild 4 + ½ 48

Robusto 4 + ⅞ 50

Small Panatela 5 33

Petit Corona 5 + ⅛ 42

Carlota 5 + ⅝ 35

Corona 5 + ½ 42

Corona Gorda 5 + ⅝ 46

Panatela 6 38

Toro 6 50

Corona Grande 6 + ⅛ 42

Lonsdale 6 + ½ 42

Churchill 7 47-50

Double Corona 7 + ⅝ 49

Presidente 8 50

Gran Corona 9 + ¼ 47

Double Toro/Gordo 6 60

FIGURADOIrregularly shaped Higher quality and more expensive because they are more difficult to make.

TorpedoPyramidPerfectoPresidente

COLOR & CLASSIFICATION

Since the wrapper is the only part of the cigar

wholly seen by the smoker, it makes sense that

cigars would be graded and referenced by their

wrapper (capa) color. 

T O B A C C O R E G I O N SDominican RepublicIndonesiaMexicoNicaraguaEcuadorCameroonHondurasBrazilCuba

SOME OF THE FINEST CIGARSMontecristo No. 2FACTORY LOCATION: CubaWRAPPER: CubaBINDER: CubaFILLER: CubaPRICE: £21.70 RING GAUGE: 52LENGTH: 6 1/8“

Aging Room Quattro F55 ConcertoMADE BY: Tabacalera La PalmaFACTORY LOCATION: Dominican RepublicWRAPPER: IndonesiaBINDER: Dom. Rep.FILLER: Dom. Rep.PRICE: $8.85 RING GAUGE: 50LENGTH: 7"

Davidoff Nicaragua ToroMADE BY: Cigars DavidoffFACTORY LOCATION: Dominican RepublicWRAPPER: NicaraguaBINDER: NicaraguaFILLER: NicaraguaPRICE: $16.50 RING GAUGE: 54LENGTH: 5 1/2“

Cohiba Behike BHK 54FACTORY LOCATION: CubaWRAPPER: CubaBINDER: CubaFILLER: CubaPRICE: £39.69 RING GAUGE: 54LENGTH: 5 3/4“

Herrera Esteli Piramide FinoFACTORY LOCATION: NicaraguaWRAPPER: EcuadorBINDER: HondurasFILLER: NicaraguaPRICE: $10.35 RING GAUGE: 52LENGTH: 6“

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