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What we are going to discuss today is the anatomy of a cigar. As we go through our series we are going to discuss many aspects of a cigar but lets start right from the very beginning and lets talk about the cigars anatomy.
Most people just from looking at a cigar have an idea of what it is. But right from the get go Ive been out many nights and have seen people see it exactly wrong or just not understand the basics of a cigar. Just so you dont fall into that little bit of awkwardness while sitting next to someone who really knows cigars this is what you really need to know.
The foot of the cigar is what you are going to light and thats normally the opening that has been either shaved or already been cut. Now the cap is going to be the other end that needs to be clipped, punched, poked, scissored or wedged. Now we will go through 3 of those that I suggest and dont need to really go further then that but we will discuss in the next video series when we talk about cutting the end of the cigar.
The anatomy of a cigar is also what is in it. The cigar is made up of 3 layers, the filler, the binder and the wrapper. Lets talk about each one individually. The filler is made out of the top part of the tobacco plant its called the ligero part of the plant. Normally the strongest part of the tobacco plant. The binder is meant to actually hold the filler together and causes the tobacco in the cigar to actually draw very nicely through it. The binder is made from the volado leaf which is the bottom part of the plant and closest to the ground and has the tendency to allow the tobacco when its bonded around the filler to draw very evenly.
The outer wrapper is the one that is the most important. When it comes to the taste of your cigar its going to be 80-90% of the taste of your cigar comes specifically from the wrapper. The outer wrapper is also called the capa which the Cubans would call it. It is the wrapper that is seen and is most distinguishing so its going to be the wrapper on the entire plant and has the least amount of visible defects and the best taste of the entire tobacco plant. If we were making a comparison to cake the icing would be the wrapper and the cake itself would be the binder and the filler. Now when you are eating a cake what do you taste most of? Well your definitely tasting the icing the most but you like that inside. Just so you understand that is the basic anatomy of the cigar.
The Author Eben D. Miller is a founding Principal Partner of Payne Mason Cigars and has a love of Cigars and many Guilty Pleasures.
Eben got his bug for traveling at a very young as his first trips abroad from the USA were when his parents took the family to backpack the Yucatan Peninsula when he was 6. His Father and Mother have always been adventuresome culinary explorers and that passion has been translated to Eben over the years.
His first Cigar was in Guatemala when he was in his late teens and realized his respect and love of Tobacco. Eben's first Cuban was introduced to him by a friend while he was living in London and at that time he knew there was a great world of pairings to explore. After a successful corporate career as an project engineer (geo technical therefore his love of soils) and being a professional speaker he then became a Principal Partner of the worlds premier cigar provider and has a passion of introducing the mystique, health and power of Cigar Tobacco to everyone.
Eben moved to Florida from California and created the idea of giving everyone the opportunity to enjoy cigar pairings by introducing a free and open forum to explore your Aficionado Lifestyle.
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