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Chapter VIII
Strength: mild to full
Strength usually means nicotine and physical weight. Body is texture. Flavor intensity is how loud the taste is. A cigar can be flavorful and not dizzying, or dull and still heavy.
- Mild — Connecticut Shade, some Hoyo de Monterrey, Macanudo Café. Good for learning the cut and the light.
- Medium — many daily Cubans and Dominican classics.
- Medium-full — many Nicaraguan house lines.
- Full — Bolívar, LFD Double Ligero, some Padrón. Eat first.
Strength labels on brand pages are public-style summaries, not laboratory milligrams, and not scores.
Sweat, nausea, and a racing pulse mean put it down. Sugar helps some people. The better prevention is food, no lung inhale, and a short vitola when you try a new house.