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A cigarillo (from Spanish ''cigarrillo'', meaning cigarette, in turn from "cigarro" + "illo" diminutive, pronounced (:siɣaˈriʎo) in parts of Latin America or (:θiɣaˈriʎo) in Spain) is a short, narrow cigar. Unlike cigarettes, cigarillos are wrapped in tobacco leaves or brown tobacco-based paper. Cigarillos are smaller than regular cigars but usually larger than cigarettes, thus similar in size and composition to small panatela sized cigars, cheroots and traditional blunts. Cigarillos are usually made without filters, and are meant to be smoked like a cigar and not inhaled (except those made in this form only for specific tax issues). Generally, a cigarillo contains about 3 grams of tobacco, the length varies from 3 to 4 in. (7 – 10 cm) and the diameter is about 6 to 9 mm, usually 8 mm. Comparatively, a cigarette contains less than 1 gram of tobacco〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cigar Smoking and Cancer )〕 and is about 3¼ in. (8 cm) in length and 8 mm in diameter. Most cigarillos are machine-made, which is cheaper than hand-rolling. It is unusual to store them in humidors, partly because they are smoked in large quantities and so have a short shelf-life. Cheap cigarillos are typically marketed as a brand rather than with the term ''cigarillo''. In the United Kingdom common consumer brands〔 include Henri Wintermans Café Crème and Hamlets and in rest of Europe, Dannemann Moods, Candlelight, Agio Panters and Mehari's, Clubmaster and Handesgold are popular. In the United States they include Al Capone, Black & Mild, Backwoods, Dutch Masters, Garcia Y Vega, Game, Splitarillos, Good Times, Swisher Sweets and Phillies. Some famous cigar brands, such as Cohiba or Davidoff, also make cigarillos - Cohiba Mini and Davidoff Club Cigarillos, for example. ==Taxation== In the United States, cigarillos (and cigars) were taxed at a lower rate than cigarettes. In February 2009 an increase from 5 cents to 40 cents per pack as part of the SCHIP expansion bill set a tax rate similar to that for cigarettes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Health Groups Hail Increase in Federal Tobacco Taxes )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cigarillo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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