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A cigar band is a loop made of paper or foil fitted around the body of a cigar to denote its brand or variety. Although origins of the device are the subject of several legends, modern historians credit a European immigrant to Cuba named Gustave Bock with invention of the cigar band in the 1830s.
The head, or cap, of the cigar is usually the end closest to the cigar band, the other the "foot". The band identifies the type of the cigar and may be removed or left on. The smoker cuts or pierces the cap before lighting. The cigar should be rotated during lighting to achieve an even burn while slowly drawn with gentle puffs.
Cigar is an American punk rock band from Eugene, Oregon, and, later, San Diego, California, United States.Cigar was formed in 1996, discovered by Fletcher Dragge of the band Pennywise and signed to Theologian Records in 1997.
Cigar boxes, labels, and bands are considered a subject of art, [3] with businesses specializing in them and books printed on their design, meaning, and significance. [4] As a result, cigar boxes and their corresponding labels can be considered collectible items. [5] [6]
Before the distinctive black-and-yellow band of the Cohiba became a badge of plutocracy, it was the favored smoke of Cuba's revolutionary elite [...] Soon these long, elegant cigars became as much a part of the revolutionary look as facial hair and military fatigues, thanks to Che Guevara 's pronouncement that he had never smoked a better cigar.
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Cigar bands on the products of La Flor Dominicana and Oliva Cigar Company touting a high ligero leaf content.. Ligero (pronounced "lee-HAIR-oh") is a type of tobacco leaf found near the top of each tobacco plant.
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