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How many humidors do you own?

1 - 19.2%
2 - 24.1%
3 to 5 - 40.5%
6 to 10 - 13.9%
More than 10 - 2.3%

Total votes: 822
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Machine-made

Cigars made entirely by machine, using heavier-weight wrappers and binders and, frequently, cut filler in place of long filler.

Maduro

A wrapper shade from a very dark reddish-brown to almost black. The word means ripe in Spanish. The color can be achieved by sun exposure, a cooking process or a prolonged fermentation. Beware of Maduro cigars that have been dyed!

Media Ruedas

See Half-wheels

Mini Cigarillo

Another term for cigarillo.

Mold
  1. The wooden form used in cigar making to give shape to a finished bunch. It has two parts, which, when assembled, are placed in a press. 2. A potentially damaging fungus that forms on a cigar when it is stored at too high a temperature.

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