Some Interesting Facts about Cigars

Iloveindia - A cigar is a wrap of dried and fermented tobacco that is firmly rolledinto a cylindrical or irregular shape. Historically, cigars were the luxury of the riches, but the statement doesn't hold true any more. The number of cigar smokers has increased by leaps and bound and includes people from all walks of life. Cigars are mostly smoked on account of a happy occasion and have much more tobacco content than cigarettes. Browse through the article, to explore some more interesting and fun facts about cigar.

• uperior quality cigars are hand-made. A skilled cigar-roller can assemble hundreds of high-quality, nearly identical, cigars per day.
• In the earlier times, a lector or reader was appointed to entertain the workers in the cigar factory. Though audio books and portable music players are employed today, the practice is still prevalent in some Cuban factories.
• Cigars are composed of three types of tobacco leaves, whose variations determine smoking and flavor characteristics, namely - wrappers, fillers and binders.
• Cigars are generally smoked to celebrate special occasions, like the birth of a child, graduation day or a big sale.
• The duration required to smoke a single cigar can be anywhere between 45 minutes and 2 hours, whereas a cigarette usually takes not more than 10 minutes to smoke.
• Categorization of cigars is on the basis of their size and shape, which together are known as the vitola.

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