Smoking a cigar is the pinnacle of smoking and the height of culture. Anyone can smoke a cigarette, but it takes a special someone to smoke a cigar.
They are larger than cigarettes and take longer to smoke.
The connoisseur considers a cigar to be the finest way for anyone to enjoy tobacco.
Cigars, as you will learn, come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with the most commonly found being a round headed cigar that has parallel sides.
Cigar smoking has its own terminology for cigar sizes, with cigars ranging from 3 ½ to 7 ½” in length.
Below is a diagram showing the different types of cigars.
Cigar boxes have initials stamped on them which tell you the colour of the tobacco leaf ranging from CCC for light (Claro), CC for Medium (Colorado-Claro), C for dark (Colorado), and CM for very dark (Colorado-Maduro). Typically the darker the leaf, the stronger the tobacco is.
This article will help demulsify cigars and help you learn everything you need to know to choose and smoke cigars properly.
With so many different terms relating to cigar smoking it can be confusing for the newcomer to cigars, so this book will help you understand this jargon.
Choosing a cigar is just the first step, as you need to learn how to smoke a cigar properly. Storing your cigars is very important to reserve their taste, but cutting, lighting and smoking them needs to be done properly to truly enjoy your smoke. Have questions? Continue reading at Cigar Society.
