Campomatic CHC12 - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction to Your Humidor
About Cigars/Terminology
 Band – Ring of paper wrapped around the closed head of most cigars
 Binder – Portion of a tobacco leaf that holds the filler leaves, the bunch,
together
 Blend – The mixture of different types of tobacco in a cigar, including up
to five types of filler leaves, a binder leaf and an outer wrapper
 Bloom – Harmless white film caused by tobacco oils rising to the
surface of the cigar wrapper. Often indicates a strong taste. (Also
called Plume)