Cigarette :
Cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco consumption. Because of the curing process, the smoke is mild enough to inhale in overdose quantities, unlike cigar or pipe tobacco. Cigarettes also contain a number of additives, particularly to enhance taste. "Roll ups" are also very popular, particularly in European countries; these are prepared from loose tobacco, cigarette papers and filters all bought separately. Cigarettes are smoked by some with a cigarette holder.
Cigar :
A cigar is generally puffed, not inhaled. Cigars come in many shapes and sizes, the most common being the "Corona", "Cigarillo", and "Robusto". The tobacco used is grown throughout the Caribbean in places such as the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, and Cuba, but also in countries in other regions such as Brazil and Indonesia. Cigars generally come available in 2 categories in reference to color, "Natural" and "Maduro". "Natural" shades are ones that do not undergo a further fermenting process, unlike "Maduro" which in its construction involves a further fermenting process to darken and strengthen (in taste) the leaf.
Pipe :
A
pipe for smoking typically consists of a small chamber (bowl) for combustion
of the substance to be smoked and a thin stem (shank) that ends in a mouthpiece
(also called a bit). Pipes are made from a variety of materials (some obscure):
briar,
corncob,
meerschaum,
clay, wood, glass, gourd, bamboo, and
various other materials, such as metal. Tobacco used for smoking pipes is often
chemically treated to change smell and taste not available in other commercial
tobacco products. Many of these are mixtures using staple ingredients of
variously cured Burley and Virginia tobaccos which are mixed with
tobaccos from different areas, such as Oriental or Balkan locations. Latakia (a fire-cured tobacco of Cypriot or
Syrian origin), Perique
(only grown in St. James Parish, Louisiana) or
combinations of Virginia and Burley tobaccos
of African, Indian, or South American origins. Traditionally, many U.S. tobaccos are made of American
Burley with artificial sweeteners and flavorings added to create an artificial
"aromatic" smell, whereas "English" blends are based on
natural Virginia tobaccos enhanced with Oriental and other natural
tobaccos. There is a growing tendency towards "natural" tobaccos
which derive their aromas from blending with spice tobaccos alone and
historically-based curing processes.Pipes can range from the simple machine-made
briar pipe to hand
Cigarette :
Cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco consumption. Because of the curing process, the smoke is mild enough to inhale in overdose quantities, unlike cigar or pipe tobacco. Cigarettes also contain a number of additives, particularly to enhance taste. "Roll ups" are also very popular, particularly in European countries; these are prepared from loose tobacco, cigarette papers and filters all bought separately. Cigarettes are smoked by some with a cigarette holder.
Cigar :
A cigar is generally puffed, not inhaled. Cigars come in many shapes and sizes, the most common being the "Corona", "Cigarillo", and "Robusto". The tobacco used is grown throughout the Caribbean in places such as the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, and Cuba, but also in countries in other regions such as Brazil and Indonesia. Cigars generally come available in 2 categories in reference to color, "Natural" and "Maduro". "Natural" shades are ones that do not undergo a further fermenting process, unlike "Maduro" which in its construction involves a further fermenting process to darken and strengthen (in taste) the leaf.
Pipe :
A
pipe for smoking typically consists of a small chamber (bowl) for combustion
of the substance to be smoked and a thin stem (shank) that ends in a mouthpiece
(also called a bit). Pipes are made from a variety of materials (some obscure):
briar,
corncob,
meerschaum,
clay, wood, glass, gourd, bamboo, and
various other materials, such as metal. Tobacco used for smoking pipes is often
chemically treated to change smell and taste not available in other commercial
tobacco products. Many of these are mixtures using staple ingredients of
variously cured Burley and Virginia tobaccos which are mixed with
tobaccos from different areas, such as Oriental or Balkan locations. Latakia (a fire-cured tobacco of Cypriot or
Syrian origin), Perique
(only grown in St. James Parish, Louisiana) or
combinations of Virginia and Burley tobaccos
of African, Indian, or South American origins. Traditionally, many U.S. tobaccos are made of American
Burley with artificial sweeteners and flavorings added to create an artificial
"aromatic" smell, whereas "English" blends are based on
natural Virginia tobaccos enhanced with Oriental and other natural
tobaccos. There is a growing tendency towards "natural" tobaccos
which derive their aromas from blending with spice tobaccos alone and
historically-based curing processes.Pipes can range from the simple machine-made
briar pipe to hand
