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Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Half-wheel (media ruedas) |
A bundle of 50 cigars. Cigar rollers usually use ribbon to tie the cigars they produce into half-wheels.
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| Hand |
Individual leaves of tobacco that are hung together after harvest and tied at the top. These hands are piled together to make a bulk for fermentation.
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| Hand-rolled |
A cigar made entirely by hand with high-quality wrapper and long filler. In some cases hand-rolled refers to cigars bunched by machine and rolled by hand.
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| Handmade |
A cigar made entirely by hand with high-quality wrapper and long filler. All premium cigars are handmade. Hand-rollers can generally use more delicate wrapper leaves than machines.
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| Havana |
Capital of Cuba. The traditional center of manufacturing of Cuban cigars for export, and a term widely used to designate Cuban cigars. Also refers to the tobacco types grown from Cuban seed in the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Also known as Habana.
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| Head |
The closed end of the cigar; the end you smoke.
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| Herf |
A lively gathering of cigar-smoking comrades who meet in a restaurant, club, cigar store or home to share their appreciation of fine cigars.
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| Holder |
Cigar holders are an interesting affectation and collectible, but true aficionados let nothing come between their lips and the head of a cigar they're smoking.
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| Homogenized Binder |
Binder made of chopped tobacco leaf and cellulose. Scorned by purists, it facilitates machine production and can facilitate the burn of certain products.
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| Hot |
Describes a cigar that is underfilled and has a quick, loose draw. Can cause harsh flavors.
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| Humidor |
A room, or a box, of varying sizes, designed to preserve or promote the proper storage and aging of cigars by maintaining a relative humidity level of 70 percent and a temperature of approximately 65°F to 70°F.
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| Hygrometer |
A device that indicates the humidity, or percentage of moisture in the air; used to monitor humidor conditions.
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| Inhale |
What you don't do with cigar smoke.
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| Lance |
A cutter used to pierce a small hole in the closed end of a cigar. Also called a piercer.
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| Lector |
Traditionally, the person who reads to the cigar rollers while they work.
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