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Reading a band

Vitolas, shades, and the vocabulary on the box.

Term
Maduro
Maduro is a wrapper shade — a dark leaf produced by longer fermentation at higher temperature, not by a different plant or a later harvest alone.
Term
Plume vs mould
Plume is a crystalline bloom of oils that can appear on aged wrappers; mould is a fungal growth that damages the cigar. They are frequently confused, and the difference is visible.

Portals are curated, not automatic — a route through the material rather than a list of everything.