Vuelta Abajo

Glossary

The valley in western Cuba that many believe produces the best cigar tobacco in the world.

Photo by Angus McRitchie

An increasingly popular cigar size, corona gordas (which literally translates to fat coronas) are fatter than coronas and sometimes also …

The tiny leaves that grow at the lowest level of tobacco on a plant. Libre de pie , or sand leaf, is often not used, and discarded.

A lonsdale is generally longer than a corona but thicker than a panetela, with a classic size of 6 1/2 inches by 42 ring. Example: …