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AlexBradley – Filthy Hooligan!
Alex Bradly launched a Candela cigar for St. Patricks Day & called it the "Dirty Hooligan", now changed to "Filthy" the candela wrapper has brought out some misconceptions;
to the best of my knowledge I'll give you some facts.
It's not just young leaves .....it's the drying process that's different...
Candela wrappers should not really be called Double Claro..but often are..
The green colour is fixed during the drying process..they are usually younger/thinner leaves, all live tobacco leaves are green.
Candela leaves are dried in approximately 45 to 55 hours at about 30 C. rising to 66 C..this fixes the green colour (chlorophyll).
Normal wrappers take about 30 days to mature and dry at lower temps, the leaves go brown.
The Candela wrappers are not very strong & the flavour should be overpowered by the filler & binder.
Taste on the lips is usually grassy & sweetish...aroma is nice & toasty...
It will stay green in your humi but as most other cigars the shade ofgreen may change...
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...
Alex Bradly launched a Candela cigar for St. Patricks Day & called it the "Dirty Hooligan", now changed to "Filthy" the candela wrapper has brought out some misconceptions;
to the best of my knowledge I'll give you some facts.
It's not just young leaves .....it's the drying process that's different...
Candela wrappers should not really be called Double Claro..but often are..
The green colour is fixed during the drying process..they are usually younger/thinner leaves, all live tobacco leaves are green.
Candela leaves are dried in approximately 45 to 55 hours at about 30 C. rising to 66 C..this fixes the green colour (chlorophyll).
Normal wrappers take about 30 days to mature and dry at lower temps, the leaves go brown.
The Candela wrappers are not very strong & the flavour should be overpowered by the filler & binder.
Taste on the lips is usually grassy & sweetish...aroma is nice & toasty...
It will stay green in your humi but as most other cigars the shade ofgreen may change...
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...
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