The Taste of Seco

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Originally Posted by alfredo_buscatti

http://tobacconistuniversity.org/ima...ed-resized.png

is the URL for a diagram of a Criollo plant showing from bottom to top, volado, capote, seco and ligero.

It is from there that I got the idea about seco, as well as watching some cigar rolling video wherein the roller said you always need seco, as it is what helps the cigar to burn.

That's an island naming scheme diagram. Ligero - seco - volado

Capote isn't a leaf position/priming, it's what a leaf is used for. Capote is known in English as the binder on a cigar. Capa is wrapper, Tripa is filler.

In regards to the rolling video - as I explained a few posts prior, seco could mean two different things depending on what country you are in, so without knowing this, it's hard to say if he means middle or bottom primings. Not all cigars use bottom primings, although most will have at least some middle primings in there somewhere, but there are a few that have neither.

Correlation does not equal causation. Don't attribute the physical characteristics of what is necessary to achieve a desired combustion profile as the reason for a commonality in flavors.