Brother of the Leaf

Glossary

Brother of the leaf is a modern-day term, popularized on the Internet, to describe a fellow cigar smoker. It’s commonly shortened to BOTL.

The process of taking tobacco leaves from the fields and hanging them in a curing barn. The strings used to hold the leaves are called …

The unwelcome phenomenon of having your cigar burn unevenly. To prevent it, rotate your cigar now and then.

The term for a large pile of tobacco, arranged for fermentation. Bulks can be enormous, weighing 3,500 or even 4,000 pounds or more. After …