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I have been looking around and cant seem to find what im looking for. I hope someone can help me out here. I am having a problem with the abbreviations used on the site. For example: NC- I will assume is Non Cuban CC- I will assume is Cuban Cigar I have a problem with terms like ISOM, HTF...

I'm just wondering how would you guys describe it? It's certainly unique but I can't quite say what the flavor reminds me of. It's just so herbal. Floral? Vegetal?

Half-wheel (media ruedas)-- A bundle of 50 cigars. Cigar rollers usually use ribbon to tie the cigars they produce into half-wheels. Hand-- Individual leaves of tobacco that are hung together after harvest and tied at the top. These hands are piled together to make a bulk for fermentation...

COPY FROM Cigar Aficionado What's the difference between seco and ligero? How is ring gauge measured? What's tunneling? Our recently updated cigar glossary is a must-read for novices and aficionados alike. Heard a term that you can't find here? Let us know and we'll do our best to add it...

So, I agree with most of you that "puff.com" is kinda wanker name. But being the noob that I am, there are a few other terms out there that are a bit weird to me as well. But they are so ingrained that they are now part of the culture. "Herf" ?? Where did that one come from? Sounds like a...

Like 'double nickel'?

1. A "James Joyce" - a putt that's an impossible read. 2. A "Rock Hudson" - it looked straight, but wasn't. 3. A "Saddam Hussein" - from one bunker into another. 4. A "Yasser Arafat" - butt ugly and in the sand. 5. A "John Kennedy Jr"., - didn't make it over the water. 6. A "Rodney...

About a week ago I received a bomb from renton20. In it was a note and on that note was 'Part 1'.... Chilling words right? You have no idea.... Try getting this in your mailbox.... I'll let the photos speak louder than any words I could ever say. I.... donno what quite to say...

So, last night I had a Padilla 1932 toro as my opening cigar of the evening. It was okay for me. Not bad but not great. I followed it up with a Legends Orange Label (Rocky Patel). I loved it. It was everything I look for in a cigar. I am a cave man and I'm okay. MCS

Golf Terms Practice up on your vocabulary for the new season.... Golf has given us some unusual and colorful terms to describe shots such as: Shank, chili-dip, skull, duck-hook, worm-burner, etc. Here are some new ones to add to your vocabulary: A *Paris Hilton* - a very expensive...

On the Stogie Review site, I heard Walt describing the black burn ring around the cigar as the "mascara". I was wondering where he got this from?? Does it really need it's own special name?? If so..couldn't we come up with a better name?? Like... How about "the ring of fire".. Here's another...

Amarillo-- A yellow wrapper leaf grown under shade. American Market Selection-- Abbreviated AMS, a seldom-used term created by the major importer of Cuban cigars in the 1950s to designate claro-colored wrappers. (Also see English Market Selection.) Amatista-- A glass jar containing 50 cigars...

I'm relatively new to this discussion forum and I need some help with the terminology used. Has anyone ever posted a list of terms (i.e. abbreviations and their meanings)? This would really help me join in on some of the discussions. I seemed to be hooked on this place. I probably check this...

Being new to the whole thing about cigar's it will take me time to get good enough to make a review. I would always pick up any old thing to smoke on the golf course and that's about where my knowledge end. Now that I have a humidor I want to expand my knowledge and understand the terms used in...

I'm sure there is a thread that covers this or maybe even a sticky, but if not, I think a glossary of terms and acronyms used on the forum would be great, for both noobs and for us who have been here for some time and still don't know what PiF stands for. Grinch OUT!!!

Howdy from Texas! I have a couple of questions about some cigar terminology. 1- What does toothy mean? 2- What the heck is a sandwich cigar? 3- I thought I knew this one, but from listening to the Dogwatch Social Club on the 4th of September, I am not sure- Finish. I thought the finish was...

As far as I can tell, search will work on 3 letter terms, but not single or 2 letter terms. Is there any way to provide a list of one and two letter terms that SHOULD be searchable? The most obvious example is numbers. Many cigar names are just numbers and it would be nice to be able to search...