Wrappers?

asolomon

Hey all, sorry for a newb question but I haven't been able to find a good explanation: what's the difference between all the different wrapper types you hear about? Connecticut, habano, maduro, Cameroon, etc. Would appreciate any tips!

laker1963

j0z3r

Several of them describe a certain strain of tobacco, such as habano, corojo, criollo, or where it is grown such as Connecticut, Sumatra, Cameroon. Maduro describes the extra fermentation process the leaf is put through, maduro means ripe in Spanish. There is a lot of good info out there, and I'm not going to go any further into it because I just don't know, and won't claim to know, all that much. You can find some in depth articles on the subject with a quick internet search.

Amos Umwhat

what they said. Also, try the house-blend sampler for examples of the general taste, I joined COTM and keep notes so when stuff shows up on daily deal I know what I want. Keep the wrapper burning ahead of the body, torch lighters help with this. Welcome, have fun, good luck

xmacro

asolomon

Thanks everyone! Amos, what do you mean by keeping the wrapper burning "ahead" of the body?

xmacro

Think he means that the wrapper should burn slightly faster than the filler in the cigar, creating a cone at the tip of the cigar

Hays

sightunseen

xmacro

^ Much appreciated guys - that's why I keep coming back to these forums; no one knows it all

Amos Umwhat

Keeping the wrapper burning ahead should happen naturally if the cigar is rested and lit properlly. What I'm saying is that sometimes the core of the cigar may be drier than the wrapper, for instance you've put a dry cigar into the humidor and can't wait so you smoke it before its equalized, or perhaps the cigar lit improperly and started burning on the inside faster than the wrapper. When this happens the taste is drastically altered, tastes musty, heavy, chemical. A torch lighter is good at, hmm, sort of peeling back the wrapper with flame until you catch it up. Sometimes I just let it go out, re-clip the tip and start over. This almost always works. Once or twice I've had this issue where it couldn't be fixed, may have been a fault with the leaf during rolling. My first Perdomo Habano burned up the center like it had a fuse stuck in it, no redemption possible. Called C.Com, they replaced it, the next one was marvelous.

kuzi16

Amos Umwhat:

Keeping the wrapper burning ahead should happen naturally if the cigar is rested and lit properlly.

the wrapper and filler should burn at the same time. if you have a cone at the end of your cigar thats usually a sign that you are smoking to fast.

Amos Umwhat

too true, really I'm just talking about a millimeter or so here, not a "cone" of any length, when that happens I stop and adjust as needed, and I should always be able to wait for them to rest, etc. I do try to set it down and let it even up when I realize my ADDHD gets me ahead of myself, still, for others who may be experiencing this, a tiny bit convex is much better than concave. I do not ever mean to represent myself as a cigar expert, just a guy who's been smoking them for 35+ years and has learned what works for me. Speaking of work, I'll work on patience, and surely enjoy better results.

madurofan

What these guys have said so far is pretty much on. In kuzi's signature is a link to his blending 101. Read it.

Krieg

Krieg

kuzi16:

Amos Umwhat:

Keeping the wrapper burning ahead should happen naturally if the cigar is rested and lit properlly.

the wrapper and filler should burn at the same time. if you have a cone at the end of your cigar thats usually a sign that you are smoking to fast.

hmmm...I still learn something new everyday.

undulac

I love me a habano.

fla-gypsy

undulac:

I love me a habano.

And Corojo, Criollo, Pa broadleaf, etc etc

ljl

kuzi16

fla-gypsy

Luko

I'm a sucker for anything with an ecudorian sumatra wrapper...but I've really been digging anything with a PA broadleaf lately too...maybe I'm just biased residing here in PA and all.

Fourtotheflush