Components of a cigar

Components of a cigar

Cigar Wrapper

The wrapper is the most important and most expensive part of a cigar. The wrapper should be smooth and have very few veins, typically grown under a tent to prevent the leaf from growing too thick. The majority of a cigar’s flavor is derived from this part.

Cigar Binder

Cigar Binder is a tough, coarse tobacco leaf that holds the filler together. Binders usually come from the bottom part of the plant, where the leaves are thicker and have more strength. These leaves usually have no flavor.

Cigar Filler

Cigar filler means tobacco leaves in the middle of the cigar. The filler can be from any part of the tobacco plant. The top of the plant usually produces the strongest flavor, They are dark and oily, burn slow and deliver most of the flavor, while the bottom produces the tobacco with the best burning properties. Most cigars have blended fillers (fillers from varying parts of the plant and varying sources) to achieve the desired taste and optimum burning qualities.

“Long filler” VS “Short filler”

There are 2 types of fillers which are “long filler” and “short filler”

Long filler is filled with long tobacco leaves. Most premium handmade cigars have long filler

Short Filler is chopped up scraps of tobacco leaf. This is a main tobacco type used in machine made cigars.