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Classification of Cigars by their shape
Cigars are classified by different forms that have been implemented throughout the history of tobaccos, allowing some production houses to have innovated with different shapes and styles. From the most classic to the rarest, they are classified in 9 ways:
Shapes of Cigar – PAREJO
- Parejo
- Box Pressed
- Culebra
Shapes of Cigar – FIGURADO
- Torpedo
- Belicoso
- Pirámide
- Perfecto
- Chisel
- Presidente
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Classification of cigars by size
The cigars have characteristics that are commonly known as Vitolas. Each of the different shapes and sizes of cigars offers different experiences when smoking, determining how long a cigarette lasts to be consumed.
If you are going to have the first experience of smoking a cigar, it is best to know the different sizes and shapes before buying the cigar.
Tobacco and Cigar Producing Countries
At present there are several cigar-producing countries in the world, being Cuba, due to its history and fame, one of the most named and known worldwide. Not for this reason it can be ignored that the actions that the Revolutionary Government of Cuba took on September 15, 1960, when it took possession of the businesses and assets of each of the tobacco companies, expelling their owners into exile, added to the blockades commercials that the United States carried out on Cuba since 1962, resulted in a setback in Cuban hegemony over the world cigar market. Among the most famous brands of Cuban cigars are, Puros Montecristo, Puros Romeo y Julieta, Bolívar Cigars, H. Upmann Cigars, Cohiba and Partagás, among others.
These socio-political movements generated that the world market put its interest in the Dominican Republic who were the first to cultivate high quality tobacco, and known for its smooth and light flavor. Some Cuban manufacturers saw the Dominican Republic as the place to resume business that had been drastically expropriated from them in Cuba.
In the last 50 years the Dominican Republic has become one of the main producing regions of cigars for cigars, developing cigars with more body, strength, flavor and aroma.
The main producing city in the Dominican Republic is Santiago de los Caballeros. Tobacco city par excellence, with fertile land suitable for growing tobacco in its surroundings, has set the standard for the main cigar houses to have their factories and offices there. Some of the brands are Arturo Fuente, La Aurora, La Flor Dominicana, Davidoff, La Galera Cigars, El Artista, among many more.
On the other hand, Nicaragua has made significant progress in the last 20 years, opening up a space as a producer of premium handmade cigars. The topographic conditions, soil, sun and humidity of Nicaragua have influenced the development of a type of tobacco with more intense flavors. Countries such as Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Ecuador, Brazil and Costa Rica also enter the list.
