News — cigar blending

There are several different types of tobacco. Which plants the cigar producer chooses and how much of each creates vastly different flavors, burning tendencies, and strengths. Knowing different types of tobacco will help you better choose a flavor of a cigar to your liking. There are three types of leaves: filler tobacco, the binder leaf, and wrapper tobacco. Filler tobacco is the main determinate for the strength of the cigar. There are several types of filler tobacco, the most common are ligero, volado, and seco. Ligero is used among the highest quality cigars, it comes from the top of the...