General tobacco

General tobacco

A product that is processed by dry plant leaves of the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco is most commonly used as a drug, but can also be used as a pesticide. It is the product that is used in cigars and cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and flavored shisha.

Industry: Tobacco

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Filler

Tobacco; General tobacco

Tobacco used as the main body or core of a cigar that provide the significant portion of the taste.

Fermentation

Tobacco; General tobacco

There are primarily two types of fermentation, natural fermentation and forced fermentation, with the duration of the process ranging from two days to two months or more. Natural fermentation, ...

Expanded tobacco (ET)

Tobacco; General tobacco

Tobacco which has been increased in size in a process of cellular expansion followed by freeze drying. (See Dry Ice Expanded Tobacco, or DIET). Expanding increases tobacco volume by +/-100% but ...

Excise tax

Tobacco; General tobacco

A tax levied on certain goods manufactured or sold within a country.

European snuff

Tobacco; General tobacco

A form of nasal smokeless tobacco traditionally used in Europe and currently marketed globally. The products typically contain tobaccos of various origins which are dried and fine-milled into a ...

Head

Tobacco; General tobacco

The closed end of the cigar, or the end you cut and smoke.

Hand-rolled (handmade)

Tobacco; General tobacco

A cigar made entirely by hand, usually constructed with a high quality wrapper and long filler and binder as opposed to cut filler used in machine made and cigar seconds.