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Cigar Glossary - P

Panetela

The standard cigar size for this category is typically 4 inches long with a 28 ring gauge. However, the format can vary widely, ranging from 5 to 7 inches with a ring gauge from 34 to 38.

Panetela is a sub-category of Parejos cigars, and are usually longer and thinner than the common Corona.

Parejo

A straight-sided cigar such as a box pressed Coronas, Panetelas and Lonsdales.

Partido

A prime tobacco growing area in Cuba, specializing in the cultivation of wrapper leaves.

Partido is part of a historic group of growing regions founded in the early 17th Century. Encompassing Havana, it is the base for some of the most famous Habano cigar factories.

Perfecto

A distinctive cigar shape with a rounded head and a closed foot. A Perfecto cigar usually has a bulge in the middle of the body.

Perla

See Tres Petit Corona.

Petit Belicoso

This standard cigar size is typically about 5 inches long with a 40 ring gauge. Petit Belicoso cigars have a pointed, cone-shaped head.

Petit Corona

This standard cigar size is typically 5 to 5 1/4 inches long with a 42 ring gauge.

The most popular of all the cigar sizes, this short corona format allows for three filler leaves to be evenly blended, giving it a smooth smoke.

It is traditionally referred to as a Mareva.

Piercer

See Cutter.

Piramide

Also referred to as a Torpedo, because of the its tapered head and shoulder, this cigar it is said to have better combustibility.

Planchas

The wooden boards on which tobacco leaves are spread before fermentation.

Plug

A tight spot or blockage that sometimes occurs in the tobacco that can prevent a cigar from drawing properly. A plug can sometimes be alleviated by gently massaging the cigar.

Plume

See Bloom.

Primings

The rows of leaves on a tobacco plant.

The number of primings varies, but on average a tobacco plant will have 6 rows. The first priming is closest to the ground, the sixth is near the top. The higher the priming the stronger the tobacco.

Prominente

See Double Corona.

Puro

The Spanish term to describes a cigar whose filler, binder and wrapper come from the same country.

Pyramid

This cigar is about 6 to 7 inches long with a 52 ring gauge.

Sharply tapered cigar with a wide, open foot, Pyramid cigars have pointed, cone shaped head.