Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
The San Andres valley in Mexico is known for its rich fertile soils, fresh air, sparkling cool clear waters and neighboring volcanoes. Conditions perfect for growing premium tobacco. Mexican San Andres tobacco is highly regarded by cigar aficionados for its close resemblance to the Connecticut broadleaf. It is used primarily as a binder or wrapper. As for flavor, Mexican San Andres tobacco exudes peppery notes with a sweetness you usually find in Maduro cigars.

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Colorado is a medium brown color also known as EMS or English Market Selection as this used to be the color with more popularity in England than in America.

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Mexican Sumatra-seed tobacco is grown in the San Andres valley and is called Mexican Sumatra. Typically used for wrappers, this dark tobacco is smooth, peppery and light. The leaves are thick so they are often used as maduro wrappers.

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
The San Andres region in Mexico is known for producing some of the best tobacco in the world. The tobacco is stalk cut and valued for its rich dark color and used to make noteworthy maduro wrappers and binders.

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.