Cigarillo or Cigar

Abstract

A cigarillo or cigar having a cylindrical shape includes a cut filler containing fine-cut tobacco leaves, a binder consisting of a first sheet material and a wrapper consisting of a tobacco sheet material, wherein a cylindrical rod of cut filler is wrapped in a rotary-translational manner with a double layer consisting of binder and wrapper, wherein the binder is arranged as an inner layer directly to the filler and the wrapper is arranged as an outer layer on the outer surface of the binder. The binder contains the aromatic compound solavetivone with a content in the binder of at least 15 ppm.

Claims

1. A cigarillo or cigar having a cylindrical shape and comprising: a cylindrical rod of a cut filler containing fine-cut tobacco leaves, a binder comprising a first sheet material, and a wrapper comprising a tobacco sheet material, wherein the binder is arranged as an inner layer directly on the cut filler, and the wrapper is arranged as an outer layer on an outer surface of the binder, wherein the binder contains the aromatic compound solavetivone with a content in the binder of at least 15 ppm.

2. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the solavetivone content in the binder is between 15 ppm and 120 ppm.

3. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the solavetivone content in the binder exceeds 120 ppm.

4. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the first sheet material includes flue-cured Virginia tobacco containing the aromatic compound solavetivone.

5. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the tobacco sheet material includes air-cured tobacco.

6. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the tobacco sheet material includes Burley tobacco.

7. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the wrapper has a total sugar content of less than 3%.

8. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the fine-cut tobacco leaves of the cut filler include American Blend tobacco leaf mixture.

9. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the fine-cut tobacco leaves of the cut filler include Virginia tobacco.

10. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the fine-cut tobacco leaves of the cut filler include a modified American Blend tobacco leaf mixture.

11. The cigarillo or cigar according to claim 1, wherein: the fine-cut tobacco leaves of the cut filler include a modified Virginia tobacco.

12. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Further advantages, objectives and features of the present invention will be described, by way of example only, in the following description with reference to the appended figures. In the figures, like components in different embodiments can exhibit the same reference symbols. The figures show:

[0027] FIG. 1 a schematic view of a cigarillo (1) or cigar;

[0028] FIG. 2 a detailed view of the binder (3).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In the following reference will be made to a cigarillo (1). Nevertheless, the possible embodiment of a cigar instead of a cigarillo (1) is always included when referring to the cigarillo (1).

[0030] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the cigarillo 1. The cigarillo 1 has a cylindrical shape with a longitudinal axis L protruding through the centers of the two base faces 1a, 1b. The cut filler 2 comprises nearly the same cylindrical shape as the cigarillo 1 but slightly smaller in diameter. The binder 3 and wrapper 4 are wrapped around the cylindrical rod of cut filler 2 in a rotary-translational manner. Rotary-translational manner means that binder 3 and wrapper 4 are wrapped around the cylindrical rod of cut filler in a movement comprising two components. The first component is a rotation of the binder 3 and/or wrapper 4 around the longitudinal axis L. The second component is a translation of the binder 3 and/or wrapper 4 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis L. By a superposition of the two components a rotary-translational movement of binder 3 and or wrapper 4 is realized. This arrangement of binder 3 and wrapper 4 around the cut filler is similar to a spiral.

[0031] As a first layer, the binder 3 is wrapped around the cut filler 2. The wrapper 4 is wrapped around the binder 3 and cut filler 2 as a second layer. This arranges the binder 3 in direct contact with the cut filler 2 and the wrapper 4. The binder 3 is in direct contact with the cut filler on the inside 5 of the binder 3, which is arranged towards the center of the cigarillo 1. The binder 3 is in direct contact with wrapper 4 on the outside 6 of the binder 3. The wrapper 4 is arranged in direct contact with the binder 3. The wrapper 4 is in direct contact with the binder 3 on the inside 7 of the wrapper 4. The outside 8 of the wrapper 4 denotes the outer surface of the cigarillo 1. In other words, the binder 3 and wrapper 4 are arranged in a double layer enclosing the cut filler 2. The binder 3 denotes the inner layer of the double layer and the wrapper 4 denotes the outer layer of the double layer.

[0032] By using a binder 3 containing solavetivone, the solavetivone is positioned in the double layer. This position of the solavetivone very close to the wrapper 4 is beneficial, e.g. compared to a solavetivone-containing cut filler 2, as the solavetivone is mainly needed to harmonize the strong taste impact of the wrapper 4.

[0033] In a completed cigarillo, the binder 3 and wrapper 4 form a double layer, which encloses the cut filler. With the additional material thickness of binder 3 and wrapper 4, the slightly smaller cylindrical shape of the cut filler 2 rod adds to the total cylindrical shape of the cigarillo 1.

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a detailed view of the binder 3. The binder 3 preferably always comprises a similar shape. This will simplify the use of machines for cigarillo production. Nevertheless, it is also possible to use a whole tobacco leaf as binder 3. As the outer surface of the cigarillo 1 is formed by the outside 8 of the wrapper 4 and the wrapper 4 completely covers the binder 3, the optical appearance of the binder 3 is negligible.

[0035] The applicant reserves his right to claim all features disclosed in the application document as being an essential feature of the invention, as long as they are new, individually or in combination, in view of the prior art. Furthermore, it is noted that in the figures features are described, which can be advantageous individually. Someone skilled in the art will directly recognize that a specific feature being disclosed in a figure can be advantageous also without the adoption of further features from this figure. Furthermore, someone skilled in the art will recognize that advantages can evolve from a combination of diverse features being disclosed in one or various figures.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

[0036] 1 cigarillo [0037] 1a, 1b base face [0038] 2 cut filler [0039] 3 binder [0040] 4 wrapper [0041] 5 inside of binder [0042] 6 outside of binder [0043] 7 inside of wrapper [0044] 8 outside of wrapper [0045] L longitudinal axis