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Kuzi - Re: San Cristobal

bbass2bbass2 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,056
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In the other thread about maduro you mentioned that the San Cristobal is a corojo wrapper. Thanks for the correction btw. What do they do to the wrapper to make it so dark? Just age? I was curious because it seems like most wrappers that dark are processed as a maduro or oscuro and labeled as such.
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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
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  • bbass2bbass2 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,056
    Cool, thanks for the explanation.
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  • PAtoNHPAtoNH Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 430
    Kuzi, since you're in "explanation mode", can you give me a primer on the differences of types of maduros? I dig El Rey del Mundo Oscuro cigars… how does an Oscuro differ from other maduros? Another favorite is La Perla Habana which has a Brazilian Arapiraca maduro wrapper… a great everyday smoke for maduro lovers IMO. In your experience, does the fermentation process mask or enhance the individual qualities of the wrapper… that is, are maduros "more alike" as a class, regardless of wrapper type as compared to non-fermented wrappers? Thanks! - Mike
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  • Ken LightKen Light Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,524
    Maybe you should start an "Ask Professor Kuzi" thread...I know I'd read it.
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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
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  • PAtoNHPAtoNH Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 430
    Thank you Kuzi, I appreciate the answers and the thought behind them. I've smoked for many years without much interest or knowledge of the process beyond what I like or don't. When I became interested in cigars in the 1990s during Lew Rothman's heyday I bought by mail order… by sight, price and description from a catalog. While I'd occasionally make it downtown to the original Holt's to shop, most of what I learned was picked up from friends and sharing and trading from their latest buys. The cigar boom drove prices high and quality suffered as manufacturers worked hard to keep up with demand. Nowadays I'm discovering new brands all the time and my old favorites (the non-Cuban-Cuban labels like El Rey del Mudo, R&J, Partagas etc.) sit side by side with my new AJ favorites (Pinolero & San Lotano Habano). I've tried more new cigars since joining this forum than I'd tried in a decade… so thanks to everyone here on the forum the adventure becomes more interesting all the time. Oh, and I think a thread called "Ask Professor Kuzi" would be a winner.
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