On 5/13/2008 11:37 AM gaintion@126.com plucked Senior Frog's Magic
Twanger and said:
> Cigars are made from special varieties of tobacco that require careful
> tending. Tobacco leaves intended to be used as cigar wrappers must be
> carefully grown and harvested to keep the leaves free of blemishes.
>
> Cigar tobacco is grown in Central American countries, West Africa and
> Indonesia and the Connecticut River Valley in USA. Cuba, The Dominican
> Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaraguan, Cameroon, Mexico and United
> States tobaccos all have their characteristic flavours and give
> particular properties to a cigar. Check out http://www.cigars-now.info
>
> Cuban tobacco is the best. It is usually strong and full bodied, and
> gives a spicy and aromatic flavor to a cigar.
>
> Dominican tobacco is quite full flavored and is useful in the making
> of complex blends.
>
> Ecuadorian tobacco is milder.
>
> Honduras and Nicaragua produce a full bodied tobacco with a strong
> spicy flavor.
>
> Mexican leaves are widely used as binder and filler in cigars. Mexican
> tobacco leaves are commonly used as wrappers in dark Maduro cigars.
>
> The Connecticut River Valley, in USA, produces some of the best
> wrapper leaf
>
> http://users6.nofeehost.com/death8/html/Death/20060925/9559.html
>
>
I don't care if it's grown in a brothel in Bangkok, or the Moon. It's
smoke is still a carcinogen as is secondary smoke. Cigar smoke is
stinky and sick making for those of us who don't smoke. Those are some
key points that shouldn't be overlooked.
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