Considerations to Make When Choosing a First Cigar

A Jupiter, Florida resident, Mark Izydore is an accountant who works with CJ Consultants, also based in Jupiter. Outside of his work in financial services, Mark Izydore has interests that include cigars.

Cigars come in a variety of sizes, flavors, and aromas, so when choosing a cigar one should keep a few considerations in mind. The cigar is comprised of four parts, the head (where the person smokes), the foot (the side a person lights), the filler (which contains the tobacco), and the wrapper.

One can tell the quality of a cigar based on two factors. The first way is to look at its tobacco leaf rating which is based on a scale of 1–100. Cigars that score between 95–100 are considered classic, those that score between 90–94 are rated outstanding, those rated 80–89 are considered very good to excellent, and those scoring 70–79 are rated average to good. Anything below 70 is considered a poorly made cigar.

The second way to choose a cigar is to perform an analysis of sorts. Pick up the cigar and roll it between the fingers to check for bumps or empty spaces. This is important because the more evenly distributed the cigar the smoother the cigar’s flavors upon smoking it.