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Glossary

Ometepe

  • Oh-Muh-Teh-Pay | noun

A volcanic island near Lake Nicaragua where a small amount of tobacco is grown. The nutrient rich volcanic soil is known to give the tobacco a sweet, earthy taste.

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Mata Norte

Mata Norte

Mah-Tah Nore-Tay |

A sub-variety of Brazil’s Mata Fina tobacco, Mata Norte is grown in the northern part of Brazil’s Recôncavo region, in the northeast of the …
Short Filler

Short Filler

Used mainly in machine-made cigars, short-filler tobacco (also known as picadura , or chop) consists of chopped scraps of leaf. Short …
Bulk

Bulk

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 …