What is the difference between a handmade and a machine-made cigar?
If the same materials (tobacco) are used to produce both cigars there are only two differences. Hand Made cigars are more expensive because of the labor involved to produce and the Machine Made cigar will burn faster. The taste or flavor of both cigars will be the same. Also, you are limited on the shapes and sizes that can be made on a machine. • Are all Machine Made cigars made with homogenize tobacco by-products like paper? Answer: Absolutely not! There are four basic types of machine made cigars. The first type being the closest to a hand made cigar at a much lower price. Type A: Using natural leaf tobacco for the wrapper, binder and long filler. Type B: Using natural leaf tobacco for the wrapper, binder and short filler ( a blend of small pieces of leaf tobacco). Type C: Using natural leaf tobacco for the wrapper and a homogenize tobacco by-product for the binder with short filler. Type D: Using a homogenize tobacco by-product for the wrapper and binder with short filler. • Why do
