What is a "Vitola?"

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What is a "Vitola?"

Tuesday, October 11 2011

Another cigar catalog recently started using the term " vitola." Until I saw it a few months ago, I had never heard that term. Is it a cigar shape? Just what does vitola mean?
- Joe Oldham in La Quinta, CA

A: According to spanish.dictionary.com, in terms of cigars, it literally means "cigar band." However, as it is used in the cigar business, "vitola" is a cigar factory term for a cigar shape. Corona, Lonsdale, Torpedo, Robusto. et. al. are the names of different vitolas as they apply to the unique description of a cigar's shape. Therefore, two cigars of the same vitola would have similar measurements and form.