Oscar 2012 Barberpole Lancero 7" * 38

The Oscar 2012 Barberpole is a mild to medium-strength cigar that is handmade in Honduras. It features a Mexican San Andres and Candela wrapper that sits atop of a Honduran binder and a filler made of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. The Oscar 2012 Barberpole has a flavor profile that consists of earth, toast, and spice with an underlying sweetness.

The classic Long Panatela is 7 1/2*38 but can range from 7 inches or more by 35-39 ring gauge..

Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.

This cigar is 7 inches long, or 177.8 mm.

Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Honduras, a Central American country which shares a border with Nicaragua, is widely known in the premium cigar industry as the ideal place to grow Cuban and Connecticut seed tobaccos. Danli and the Jamastran Valley is considered the heart of Honduras’ cigar industry. The Jamastran Valley is known for producing a full-bodied tobacco that draws strong comparisons to the tobacco grown in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. This same region is also known for its Connecticut shade grown and Corojo shade grown tobacco. In addition, Honduras produces Cuban-seed sun grown filler tobaccos of the highest quality.

The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 38, so his diameter is 38/64 inches or 14.99 mm.

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Some cigars have two different wrappers that are placed in a decorative manner, such as the barber pole or pinstripe cigar.

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

Established in 2012, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. was founded by Oscar Valladares, Hector Valladares, and Bayron Duartre. Combined they have more than 30 years in the tobacco industry. Their facility is located in Danli, Honduras. The Leaf by Oscar, Altar Q, Oscar 2012, Super Fly, and The Oscar are some of the cigars they produce.

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see. The Candela (aka Double Claro) wrapper is known for its green color and its mild flavor. To produce a Candela wrapper, the tobacco leaves are harvested and dried quickly before the plant has fully matured. This process locks in the plants natural chlorophyll content and gives the Candela wrapper its green color.

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.

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