Wrapper shades

[Max A]

Do you prefer or seek out certain wrapper shades for particular marcas, or do you not find much difference between the shades?

[Midas]

I don’t have too much experience with this but one I’m certain about is party shorts, the light wrappers are nowhere near as good as the dark.


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[PeeJay]

I'd go for wrapper types rather than colours, I'm quite partial to a Connecticut.

[simwells]

Generally I will always pick darker, within NCs as John said it’s more about type but I love a San Andreas wrapper and other darker shades generally


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[Tomm783]

I’m not so much about shades but how it feels, if it’s silky or not if that makes sense?


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[Emaresee]

Depends on the stick. I enjoy light sandy wrappers as well as deep dark rich oily wrappers as well as a midtone wrapper too.

I generally enjoy deeper oily wrappers on bigger sticks. But have a box of Choix Supreme on near claro wrappers which have been divine!

[Simon Bolivar]

Claro wrappers for me.

[Pandora]

I don't tend to discriminate when it comes to wrappers. I'll give most things a go once. My preference does seem to be more towards the darker side, Colorado Maduro and darker, but that's not to say that I won't smoke claro and the lighter wrappers. There are too many choices out there and life's too short to say no to something new.

[Vitola]

I’m quite flexible when it comes to wrapper shades - although I do tend towards the mid/darker variances and do like Sumatra. What I do look for when I have that rare opportunity to inspect in person is look for the toothiness or grain along the wrapper surface. I’ve consistently found the more toothy a wrapper the more I enjoy the flavours involved.

[potpest]

I always like a mottled wrapper where there are some darker patches, usually never go wrong with them. I'm not fussy on shade to be honest, I'll usually look for a oily wrapper with a nice sheen rather than a dark one. Although those wrappers do tend to be darker by default.

[mcdee]

I tend to enjoy the more fuller flavoured Cuban brands mostly - Bolivar, Ramon Allones, etc and I feel the colorado claro/colorado wrappers suit them well. For something like a Hoyo Epicure or a Davidoff, I think they suit a lighter, claro wrapper.

[Max A]

Interesting reading all of your thoughts. I've come across people online who swear by certain shades for specific cigars.

I wonder what contribution a wrapper makes to a cigar in terms of flavour as its just the wrapper and the majority of the cigar is filler...

[ha_banos]

Well Max. You're certainly coming up with all the classic questions that have no right answer and polarised opinions

[Max A]

Well Max. You're certainly coming up with all the classic questions that have no right answer and polarised opinions

😂

[simwells]

Interesting reading all of your thoughts. I've come across people online who swear by certain shades for specific cigars.

I wonder what contribution a wrapper makes to a cigar in terms of flavour as its just the wrapper and the majority of the cigar is filler...

In my experience the contribution is huge, more than I can logically explain.

Ever tried the same blend in two wrappers or smoked a cigar where the wrappers come off?


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