I - PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
THE PRODUCT Cigar,	spanish: puro (pr. pooro)
	german: Zigarre (pr. tsee-gar)
	french: cigare (pr. see-gar)
tobacco half-leaves or pieces of tobacco leaf making up the inside of a cigar.	FILLER
the filler is enclosed in the	BINDER
outer layer of a cigar. It is chosen for its appearance	WRAPPER
THE SHAPES
standard cigar size with a 16.67 mm diameter i.e. 42/64ths inch, called a 42 gauge, and 140 mm length.	CORONA
longer than 140 mm	GRAND CORONA
shorter with same ring gauge,	PETIT CORONA
model of long thin cigar, with diameter of approximately 14 mm i.e. 36/64thsand between 150 and 180 mm long.cm	PANATELLA
shorter	DEMI-TASSE
the longest cigars (approximately 200 mm) with the largest diameters (approximately 20 mm i.e. ring gauge 50-52)	DOUBLE CORONA
the other denominations (Lonsdales, Rotchild, Churchill), do not have precise significance and are used by the brands.
APPEARANCE OF THE WRAPPER
maduro: dark brown	MADURO
pronounced brown often tending towards very dark red	COLORADO
medium golden brown	COLORADO-CLARO
light golden brown	CLARO
very light brown tending towards pale yellow to green	CLARO-CLARO ou CLARISSIMO ou CANDELLA
COMPACTNESS
the first sense to come into play is that of touch – through the finger-tips:	REGULAR
	IRREGULAR
in a four-level scale of compactness:	HARD
	FIRM
	PLIABLE
	FLABBY
II - ANALYZE OF THE SMOKE
observe any feelings of irritation
on the tip of the tongue	BURNING SENSATION (RARE)
inside the cheeks	BITING (FAIRLY COMMON)
on the body of the tongue	HARSHNESS (RARE)
in the throat	ACRID (VERY COMMON)
how regularly the cigar draws	HARD
	CORRECT
	TOO EASY
the taste receptors in the mouth are capable of distinguishing four types of chemical bodies that correspond to four tastes: sweet, salty, acid and bitter.	SWEET
	SALTY
	BITTER
	ACID
measurement of the density of olfactory substances and nicotine in smoke: INTENSITY	WEAK
	MEDIUM
	FULL-BODIED
olfactory richness, i.e. the variety and quality of the odours contained in the smoke, is thus the second essential characteristic of a cigar and is used to judge the complexity and variety of olfactory sensations in the smoke.	POOR
	GOOD
	GENEROUS
persistence: characteristic of smoke whose olfactory form remains largely present.	FLEETING
	PRESENT
	HEAVY
balance: this is the supreme quality in a cigar whose various constituents combine perfectly.	JARRING
	WELL
	ROUND
volume (olfactory): judgement of the olfactory capacity and presence of active ingredients (nicotine) in the smoke. "	LIGHT
	CONSISTANT
	SATIATING
III CONDITIONS OF COMBUSTION
the regularity with which a cigar burns along its entire length is one of its essential qualities. Irregular burning is a sign that the tobacco is uneven. . Combustion rate, which varies according to the variety of tobacco, depends on the level of humidity and compactness of the cigar.
when the balance between the combustion rates is correct, the cigar will burn at a right-angle to its axis but if the height of the dome is greater than the radius of the cigar, the burning surface will tend to scatter shreds of burning tobacco. The COMBUSTION is called	REGULAR , IRREGULAR
when the wrapper and binder burn faster that the filler, the burning surface will tend to dome	CONE SHAPE COMBUSTION
when the wrapper and binder burn too slow, the burning surface will tend to	CRATER SHAPE COMBUSTION
in a perfect cigar this surface will be	FLAT

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