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f I cannot smoke cigars in heaven,

There, I shall not go.

- Mark Twain

A LIFESTYLE…
A FASHION
STATEMENT…
Now, and Always.
- Fidel
 THE TOBACCO PLANT
 TROPICAL & SUB-TROPICAL PLANT.
 GROWS IN TEMPERATE CLIMATE.
 REQUIRES ABUNDANT RAINFALL.
 YELLOWISH - GREEN LEAF WHEN
MATURED & READY FOR
HARVESTING.
 TIME OF HARVESTING : END-
NOVEMBER TO MID-DECEMBER.
 CUBA  SYRIA
 DOMINICAN  TURKEY
REPUBLIC  EGYPT
 PUERTO RICO  THE
 U.S.A PHILIPPINES
 JAMAICA  INDONESIA
 ECUADOR  MYANMAR
 CAMEROON
 CIGAR – COARSELY SHREDDED, HIGH QUALITY
TOBACCO.

 CIGARETTE – DRY & FINELY SHREDDED

TOBACCO.

 PIPE TOBACCO – AROMATIC TOBACCO, FINELY

CHOPPED.

 OTHER DERIVED TOBACCO PRODUCTS

BASED ON BASED ON
LEAVES BLENDS

 YELLOW – MILD  TURKISH – AROMATIC

 BROWN – STRONG  VIRGINIA – MILD

 LATAKIA  EGYPTIAN – STRONG

 PERIQUE  RUSSIAN – STRONG &

PUNGENT
 1. HARVESTING

 FULLY MATURED LEAVES ARE

HARVESTED MANUALLY.
 UNDAMAGED, HIGH QUALITY LEAVES
ARE SEPERATED FOR USING AS
WRAPPERS FOR CIGARS.
 HARVESTED LEAVES ARE WASHED &
CLEANED.
 2. DRYING OR CURING
 HARVESTED LEAVES ARE SUN-DRIED
BY HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM
STACKS IN TEMP. CONTROLLED
DRYING BARN.

 BROWNING OF LEAVES BY USING AIR

IS KNOWN AS “AIR CURING”.

 CONSTANTLY CHECKED FOR DESIRED

COLOUR & TEXTURE.
RESULT OF CURING :-
NON-FERMENTATIVE
TOBACCO
TEMP. – 38 – 65 - 38°C
HUMIDITY – 85 - 90%
CURING TIME – 1-2 Weeks.

FERMENTATIVE TOBACCO
TEMP. – 65°C (CONSTANT)
HUMIDITY – 85 - 90%
CURING TIME – 5 - 7 Weeks.
 3. ROLLING
 BEST QUALITY CIGARS ARE HAND-ROLLED
OR MACHINE ROLLED.
 SKILL IN ROLLING ENSURES SMOOTHNESS
& APPERANCE.
 AGED FOR 2-3 WEEKS TO ENSURE
MARRIAGE OF FLAVOURS.
 4. GRADING
CIGARS ARE GRADED BASED ON :-

I. COLOUR & TEXTURE

65 SHADES OF BROWN & EXTERNAL
TEXTURE INDICATING STRENGTH &
SMOOTHNESS.

II. LENGTH & RING GAUGE

GRADED DEPENDING ON LENGTH &
DAIMETER OF THE CIGAR. IT IS 1/64th OF AN
INCH.
Wrapper Filler

Binder
Filler Binder
Three for flavor….. One for Structure……

Wrapper
One to delight the eye……
 1. FILLER (Tripa)
 INNER-MOST PART OF A CIGAR.
 CONSISTS OF SHREDDED GOOD QUALITY
LEAVES.
 KNOWN AS “ THE CORE OF A CIGAR ”.
 SMOOTHNESS, WHILE SMOKING IS
DETERMINED BY THE SKILL IN PACKING
THE CORE.
 2. BINDER (Capote)
 LEAF FOR BINDING THE FILLER.
 GOOD QUALITY LEAF.
 QUALITY OF BINDING ENSURE THE
FINAL SHAPE OF THE CIGAR.

**FILLER & BINDER together known as

BUNCH
 3. WRAPPER (Capa)
 LEAF THAT WRAPS THE BINDER.
 SINGLE LEAF OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALTY.
 SHOULD BE DE-VEINED.
 SHOULD HAVE NO PUNCTURE HOLES.
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY & FINAL
APPERENCE OF THE CIGAR.
DO CLA CO CO CO MA OS
• DOUBLE
CLARO :
Slightly
Greenish
• CLARO : Light
Tan or
Yellowish
• COLORADO
CLARO :
Medium Brown
• COLORADO :
Reddish Brown
• COLORADO
MADURO :
Dark Brown
• MADURO :
Very Dark
Brown or Black
• OSCURO :
Dark Black
1 2
1. HUMIDOR, THE CIGAR BOX.

2. CIGAR CUTTER.

3. BUTANE LIGHTER.

4. CIGAR ASHTRAY.

4 3
 68-74% Relative Humidity
 64⁰F Temperature
 Ideal rate of humidity allows
even burning and take on an
acidic flavour
 Dry cigars become fragile and
burn faster
 Spanish Cedar, American Red
Cedar and Hongorian
Mahogany add to the flavour
 Romeo y Julieta – Cuba
 H. Upmann – Cuba
 Montecristo – Cuba
 Santa Clara 1830 - Mexico
 Macanudo – Dominican Republic
 Don Collins – Puerto Rico
 Davidoff – Great Britain
 Bolivar – Cuba
 Cohiba - Cuba
 CIGARETTE PIPE TOBACCO

 MARLBORO  VAN GOGH

 CAMEL  CAPTAIN BLACK

 DUNHILL  BLACK & MILD

 BENSON & HEDGES  BORKUM RIFF

 555 STATE EXPRESS  WILLS

 ROTHMANS  CAPSTAN
 PRESENT CIGAR TO THE GUEST IN A
HUMIDOR.
 IF THE GUEST WANTS TO SMOKE ,
REMOVE THE CIGAR IN FRONT OF THE
GUEST.
 THEREAFTER , PRESENT CIGAR TO
THE GUEST ON A QUARTER PLATE.
 CUT THE END TO BE LIT WITH
THE CIGAR CUTTER.
 LIGHT THE CIGAR WITH A
BUTANE LIGHTER.
 ENSURE ASHTRAY & MINT IS
PRESENT ON THE TABLE.
 GUILLOTINE OR
STRAIGHT CUT
(ABUNDANTLY USED)
 V-CUT / NOTCH
CUT/ENGLISH CUT
 PUNCH CUT

CUTTING IS AN
ESSENTIAL
COMPONENT OF
CIGAR
SMOKING FOR
WITNESSING THE
TRUE AROMA OF
THE
CIGAR.
 “CONSUMPTION OF
TOBACCO IN ANY FORM
IS INJURIOUS TO
HEALTH.”
 Darker wrappers tend to be more
sweeter than lighter wrappers
 Mild, Medium or Full Bodied
 Common flavour and texture notes
are spicy, peppery (red or black),
sweet, harsh, burnt, green, earthy,
woody, cocoa, chestnut, roasted,
aged, nutty, creamy, cedar, oak,
chewy, fruity, and leathery.