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Cigar Tobacco

Cigar Tobacco is composed of three types of tobacco leaves, whose variations determine smoking and flavor characteristics. A cigar's outermost leaves, or wrapper, come from the widest part of the plant. The wrapper determines much of the cigar's character and flavor, and as such its color is often used to describe the cigar as a whole.

Cigar Tobacco dark wrappers add a touch of sweetness, while light ones add a hint of dryness to the taste. It is commonly accepted that the wrapper contributes about 40 percent of the flavor, while the filler and binder contributes the other 60 percent. This is what makes Cigars so special.

Cigar Tobacco is made up of fillers, wrapped-up bunches of leaves inside the wrapper. Fillers of various strengths are usually blended to produce desired cigar flavors. In the cigar industry this is referred to as a blend. A tobacco pipe, glass bong, or a huka is usually used when smoking with loose tobacco.

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