Here are some commonly used cigar terms, their definitions and some handy charts to help you select the correct cigar for your taste.
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Cigar Construction
Have you ever wondered how cigars are made? Here are some cigar construction terms to help you understand what goes into cigar making.
Hand Made - Hand made cigars use long tobacco leaves as the filler which runs the length of the cigar. The filler, binder and wrapper are combined by hand.
Machine Made - Machine made cigars use machinery to combine "short filler" with the binder and wrapper. Often Homogenized tobacco is use because of the tension caused from the machinery.
Hand Rolled - A machine combines the long filler with the binder and then the cigar is hand rolled.
Cigar Shades
The shade of the cigar is used to identify various cigars. This chart describes some of the most popular shades.
Double Claro - Light green, candela (Also known as "American Market Selection)
Candela - green/light green, A Very young leaf.
Claro - (CL) Light tan (This wrapper usually comes from Connecticut.)
Colorado Claro or Natural - Light brown to brown. (Also called EMS English Market Selection)
Colorado / Colorado Maduro - Brown to reddish brown
Maduro - (MAD) Dark brown aged.
Oscuro - Very dark or black Maduro.
Ring Size Chart
Use this handy ring size chart to determine the size of cigars
32 - 34 | Slim and Small Panatelas
35 - 39 | Panatelas and Long Panatelas
40 - 44 | Coronas and Lonsdales
45 - 47 | Coronas Extra and Grand Coronas
48 - 50 | Giants.
Cigar Classification
(from The Gourmet guide to Cigars by Paul Garmirian)
Shape Classical Length. x Ring Length Range Ring Range
Giant 9 x 52 8 & up 50 & up
Double Corona 7 3/4 x 49 6 3/4 - 7 3/4 49 - 54
Churchill 7 x 47 6 3/4 - 7 7/8 46 - 48
Perfecto none all all
Pyramid 7 x 36 => 54 all flared
Torpedo 6 1/2 x 52 all tapered
Toro 6 x 50 5 5/8 - 6 5/8 48 - 54
Robusto 5 x 50 4 1/2 - 5 1/2 48 - 54
Grand Corona 6 1/2 x 46 5 5/8 - 6 5/8 45 - 47
Corona Extra 5 1/2 x 46 4 1/2 - 5 1/2 45 - 47
Giant Corona 7 1/2 x 44 7 1/2 & up 42 - 45
Lonsdale 6 1/2 x 42 6 1/2 - 7 1/4 40 - 44
Long Corona 6 x 42 5 7/8 - 6 3/8 40 - 44
Corona 5 1/2 x 42 5 1/4 - 5 3/4 40 - 44
Petit Corona 5 x 42 4 - 5 40 - 44
Long Panatela 7 1/2 x 38 7 & up 35 - 39
Panatela 6 x 38 5 1/2 - 6 7/8 35 - 39
Short Panatela 5 x 38 4 - 5 3/8 35 - 39
Slim Panatale 6 x 34 5 & up 30 - 34
Small Panatela 5 x 33 4 - 5 30 - 34
Cigarillos 4 x 26 6 & less 29 & less
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