Cigar Definitions,
Glossary and Terms for the letter B
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Bales
After tobacco leaves have finished
fermenting, they are packed ina bale made from the
tough sheath of the palm tree and encased in burlap,
which provides a home for the leaves while they age,
and also serves to transport them safely.
Band
The paper ring around each cigar that
decoratively identifies the brand.
Barrel
The shaft of the cigar. Also called
the body or canon (pronounced (canyon).
Biddies
A small East Indian cigar.
Binder
The tobacco leaf wrapped around the
filler, holding the core of the cigar together. The
outer, or wrapper leaf covers the binder.
Blend
The combination of tobacco leaves chosen
for each cigar. A cigar's character depends on the
blend, which may have tobaccos from different countries,
crops and years. The blender strives for a mixture
that results in a consistent good taste.
Body
The relative strength or body of your
cigar means whether it is mild, medium or full bodied.
Booking
Folding the filler leaves in a cigar's
bunch the way the pages of a book are folded. This
is an inferior method, causing a thicker concentration
of leaves on one side, which results in an uneven
taste and burning.
Box Pressed
Certain cigars are pressed so tightly
into a box that they assume a slightly square shape
rather than round.
Buckeye
A small, generally familiy owned, cigar
making company.
Bulks
The tall stacks of tobacco piled high
so that fermentation will take place as the temperature
in them rises. Also called burros, a Cuban
term.
Bunch
During cigar making, the leaves that
make up the filler and binder before the finishing
wrapper leaf is added.
Bunchbreaker or Buncher
The person in a cigar factory who takes
the filler and wraps a binder leaf around it, creating
a bunch. Also called a buncher or bunchmaker.
Bundled Cigars
Sometimes cigars are sold in bundles
of 10 or 25, rather than in a box. Bundling and wrapping
in plastic saves money, so less expensive smokes,
or "seconds" are bundled. Bundled cigars
can be a good deal.
Alphabetical Listing:
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B C
D E
F G
H I
J K
L M
N O
P Q
R S
T U
V W
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