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Candela
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| In America, an
especially popular
bright green wrapper
color; by smoke-curing
the leaves immediately
after harvesting the
chlorophyll remains in
the leaves; fermentation
is no longer possible
due to this process. |
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Capa
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| Spanish term for the
wrapper leaf. |
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Capote
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| Spanish term for the
binder leaf. |
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Carmen
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| Tobacco from
Columbia. |
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Chaveta
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| A flat,
crescent-shaped blade,
which is employed by the
Torcedores to cut the
tobacco leaves into the
correct form for rolling
and, after manufacture
to model a cigar's
beautiful round form. |
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Churchill
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| A large corona
format, 178mm by
18-20mm. Best examples
are the Romeo y Julieta
Churchill, as well as
the Punch Churchill,
Hoyo de Monterrey
Churchill and many more. |
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Cigarillo
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| A small cigar,
conical at it's head and
cut straight at the foot;
in Spanish also called
Cigaritto or Chico.
Examples: the Cohiba
Minis, Montecristo Minis,
Paragas Minis, Hoyo de
Monterrey Minis, H.
Upmann Minis. |
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Claro
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| Spanish designation
of the lightest colored
cigars. |
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Colorado
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| The Spanish name for
darker colored cigars. |
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Connecticut Broadleaf
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| A dark-brown wrapper
from the US State of
Connecticut, preferably
for Maduro cigars; i.e.
the Macanudo Maduro Hyde
Park. |
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Connecticut Seed
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| A wrapper variation
grown in the US State of
Connecticut from a Cuban
seed. |
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Connecticut Shade
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| A wrapper leaf grown
in Connecticut River
Valley in the USA, under
cheesecloth. Examples
include Laura Chavin,
Santa Damiana, Leon
Jimenes, The Griffins,
AVO XO, Juan Clemente,
etc. |
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Connecticut Wrapper
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| A wrapper leaf grown
in Connecticut, USA. |
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Corojos
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| Wrapper leaves which
are primarily grown
under cheesecloth in the
Vuelta Abajo; a brand of
seeds which has been
named after the famous
plantation "El Corojo". |
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Corona
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| A familiar size and
shape for premium cigars
with straight sides with
an open foot and a
closed, rounded head. L
142 mm x 17 mm. Some
examples: Hoyo de
Monterrey Hoyo you roi.
Somewhat longer and
fatter, the Corona
Gorda, i.e. H. Upmann
Magnum 46. |
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Cuba
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| An island in the
Caribbean, famous for it
tobacco and cigar
culture, where the
perfect soil and climate
provide the ideal
conditions to cultivate
the tobacco seed. |
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Cuban Seed
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| The use of Cuban
seed to cultivate
tobacco in other
countries, e.g. Arturo
Fuente Cuban Coronas. |
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Culebra
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| The Spanish term for
serpent; three cigars
braided together while
moist. Any cigar which
the Torcedores wanted to
take home for their own
personal use had to
leave the factory in
this form, in order that
any resale would be
prevented. A famous
example is the Partagas
Culebras. |
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Cutter
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| A device used to cut
off a small portion of
the closed end of a
cigar; a guillotine
cutter is preferable. |
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