对雪茄的迷恋，是一种更甚于口感和香味的精致体验。每一啜都深蕴传统、历史，及圆熟工艺。品鉴一支上好手工卷制雪茄，犹如酝酿一件艺术之作。

Cigar Facts

雪茄知多少

The thicker the cigar, the more complex the flavours. 

雪茄腰身越粗厚，所蕴含的混合味道越丰富。

A good cigar roller can produce hundreds of cigars in a day. 

一个优秀的雪茄卷工，每天可以卷制数百支雪茄。

In Cuban cigar factories ‘lectores’ are tasked with reading to the cigar rollers to keep them entertained while they work.
古巴的雪茄工厂会配有“阅读者”，他们的职能是给雪茄卷工在工作过程中提供娱乐。

Kept in the right conditions (temperatures around 21ºC and 70% relative humidity) a cigar can last for decades.
在合适的储存条件下（21摄氏度及70%相对湿度）一根雪茄可以存放几十年。

When machine-made cigars first appeared in the 1920s, the product was so inferior that it caused a widespread decline in the cigar consumption.
机制雪茄最早出现在二十年代，当时质量非常糟糕以致雪茄消费量大规模下降。

The label 'hecho a mano' (made by hand) on Cuban cigars actually denotes cigars that have been machine rolled, but finished (wrapped) by hand. 'Totalmente a mano' is the label that appears on 100% hand rolled cigars.
古巴雪茄上标示“hecho a mano”（手工制作）时其实是机器卷制但手工包尾的， 只有标示“Totalmente a mano”时才是百分百手工卷制的雪茄。

此篇文章刊登于《澳中商圈》2019年2月刊，绅士专区LUX－MEN，P112-P113.