The Figurado is a cigar that is irregularly shaped. They were the most popular type of cigar until the 1930s, when they fell out of fashion. They are being produced again by several companies, including Cuba’s Cuaba company. There are six types of Figurado cigars: torpedo, pyramid, perfecto, president, culebras and tuscanian. These are all unique handmade cigars with characteristics that can’t be found in any other types of hand made cigars. For example, the culebras (“snake” in Spanish) is actually three cigars braided together. The perfecto cigar is thicker in the middle and narrower in both ends, giving it a unique shape.
Figurados are sometimes shaped as different figures and sold as collectibles. For example, the company Arturo Fuente (from the Dominican Republic) sells figurados shaped as everything from chili peppers to guitars. They are often sold through exclusive catalog and retail for hundreds of dollars for a single dominican cigars.
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