Cigars with your perfect wrapper: Comp

[El Presidente]

Your preference. Your pick. Post it up. 

You may prefer dark, you may prefer light, you may prefer dead set in between......but you know what you like in each cigar. 

Have a search and post up your preference. You can post up to a dozen cigar pics. 

The most popular pic receives a sampler from myself.  All pics also go into the draw for another sampler. 

However, you must let us know why you like that wrapper on that cigar. 

We will close this off come Monday 

 

[cigaraholic]

Rob....you read my mind....not that that’s hard to do.....

I just took out my first batch of persimmon pudding out of the oven...and thought this is what I like my RA’s to look like....and taste like❤️

 

[El Presidente]

West purchased a cab of these Por Larranaga Petit Corona in Havana last week.  Some of the best I have ever seen. 

I love this colorado maduro wrapper on PLPC. Combined with a touch of Rosado, perfect. 

[Kaptain Karl]

Perfect monte 1’s and 898’s I recently received from our host! 

 

[prodigy]

PSP monte pe. Chocolate heaven. I'm out of town and deleted my actual pic, but they are identical to the 2424 posting pictures below.

 

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[Rhino]

A lighter wrapper that looks so inviting.


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[Ethernut]

Dang.. a contest I cannot participate in..

I'm like the blind man who didn't really care what the wrapper looked like. Hand me a stick that contains simply legendary tobacco.. My mind clears like the perfect smell of air on the perfect temp day with the perfect, slightly firmer than light breeze blowing right in my face, hair waving, trees swaying harmonious and then eyes close like an autonomic function just to  elevate and sense the miracle of this next heartbeat.  

The legendary tobacco transcends the wrapper and while doing so, trips all of the cognitive switches that scream quality, experience, artisanship, and the dynasty of skill passed down since the natives roamed the Viñales Valley floor... The soft hands of the roller ever present in this concerto, playing his or her part masterfully. My eyes closed, I taste the full spectrum of what's possible within. Everything in check, perfect balance, oh those cedar wood notes, chocolates, sweet creams, coffee's, espresso's, vegetal notes, citrus, florals, hell.... pancakes. That bready sweetness.

Inhale... [seems like an eternity in this moment]

retrohale... [yet another eternity...]

the moment... 

The best company in the world with me (you, me, my friends, my family, new friends curious about the rough journey of the next heartbeat), a glass of their very favorite drink next to each... my eyes open and slip naturally into meaningful conversation, sharing that brotherhood currency of humanity. Each person growing closer while the white wisps lustfully claw their way to the sky looking back at the crumpling edge of the smoldering wrapper satisfied as it dissipates... Cigar coning perfectly as the ligero burns ever so slightly slower, expertly placed right in the middle. I'm tasting art.. The pedigree escapes me, the sultry skin is forgotten to my eyes, known only to my fingers. It's delicate, I treat it as such. I find my existential questions answered momentarily, in this moment I need nothing else. 

"We do not want merely to see beauty... we want something else which can hardly be put into words- to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” CS Lewis 

 

(so sorry.. no photos..)

[Wilzc]

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[Fuzz]

I wish I had taken a pic of that carlotta you gave me in Cuba, Rob. That wrapper was dang sexy.

[Drguano]

This box of Mag 56 is about spot on. Nice sheen, on the darker side and even the cats are impressed.  I took one to Havana this last trip and it was my favorite smoke. It has that rich, Upmann flavor that never let up. I wish I'd mortgaged the house and gone deep on these.

[prodigy]

I forgot about these PSP/HQ monte especial #2's. I sampled one and it was very good, but I will have to wait a little longer before they start to blossom.

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[El Presidente]

2 hours ago, Fuzz said:

I wish I had taken a pic of that carlotta you gave me in Cuba, Rob. That wrapper was dang sexy.

I will post one up on Monday for you 

[havanaclub]

Here are a few of some beauties I picked up from Rob and company.

I am a sucker for sheen. The oil = flavour

PSP rosado wides

oh the sheen

PSP genios with some oily wax paper

gorgeous DCs from the carts

PSP rosado Churchills

 

 

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[nKostyan]

I like the RyJ Churchill line in the light wrapper.

Reference: the Obsolete designation of any shade of light wrapper-«CCC», this abbreviation of Claro-claro/Claro/ Claro-Colorado, is found even now on the boxes Por Larranga. Previously, to grow and ferment to get a Claro wrapper was a rarity for Cuban cigars, so it was considered more noble and highly valued. The most favorite cigar for me at the series RyJ Churchills - Wide Churchills. With a light wrapper, this cigar was presented at the HSA presentation http://www.habanos.com/en/noticias/wide-churchills-un-nuevo-churchill-para-romeo-y-julieta/?age-verified=8522280844

It was with a light wrapper that I tried it for the first time and for me it was like a first love, I remembered it for a lifetime. It is a light wrapper I choose if the box is opened.

Why? At First, my preferences are important: I smoke more light wrapper of any cigars, Maduro also smoke, but less. Why? Well first the proportion of dark wrappers for CC is less than CCC wrappers. Dark wrapper gives a strong taste, which stands out among the other components of the taste. Light wrapper for RuJ WC gives me a gentle balanced taste, in the terminology of wine sommeliers-ROUNDED taste, this is when all the components of the taste are in the same intensity and do not stand out among others. Rounded taste in most cases have LE cigars and it is considered the highest art of the ligador - to create a mixture with a rounded balanced taste. Does this mean my opinion is that the dark wrapper makes RyJ WC cigar preferable? No! You can compare it like: I want to eat a cake or I want to eat a steak on coals with black pepper.

It is a great success and specificity Of Cuban cigars that they can have different taste. At the same time, we are given the opportunity to use aging and make the taste of the dark wrapper balanced and rounded!

I apologize in advance for my English - my native language is different.

 

At this photo I put in a box near 5/5 RyJ WC with different wrapper:

The process of Smoking different RyJ WC:

Wrapper color reference:

 

 P.S. Surprising coincidence: today 24: 24 has in stock Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill in a wrapper closer to the color of Colorado, but I assume that the tastes of "Toasted tobacco, cherries" will not be as strong as the darker wrappers, I recommend trying to smoke them

 

 

 

[Wilzc]

 

PSP PLPC’s!

 

Long live King Rob! First of his name!

 

 

 

 

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[prodigy]

 
PSP PLPC’s!
 
Long live King Rob! First of his name!
 
 

 
 
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Ummmm, can I perhaps sample one of those. I'm sure I could find something of equal interest....

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[mike74]

? Principes. Wrappers like this make what I think of as the SCDH fudge go through the roof.

[prodigy]

This thread has the potential to fill people's inboxes with lots of requests haha. I know I'm already guilty and we're only a few hours in haha

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[prodigy]

People should also clarify whether or not their boxes have been drooled on/licked prior to the pictures being taken. Wow some stunning, stunning wrappers here so far. My knowledge of what's actually possible in a wrapper has expanded exponentially...

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[Habana Mike]

5 hours ago, Wilzc said:

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Vaseline? That's oiler than duck squat!

[Wilzc]

Sadly not from the States, am in Malaysia so sending stuff over might not be as easy


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[RijkdeGooier]

2003 Don Alejandro with perfect wrappers  

The Rosado going on Maduro wrapper is visually stunning and paires well with the fantastic mellow blend of cacao, black coffee, caramel, pepper and earthiness of this cigar.

I consider myself lucky to have these monumental sticks in my collection.

[nKostyan]

Surprisingly, but spotted like the skin of a wild cat wrap, the taste of the crust we all love, is considered to be not acceptable for premium cigars. The standard of beauty for the premium cigar leaf - wrapper is monotony.

[Chucko8]

I love the wrappers on the Maduro 1. They look damn sexy and taste it also!

[Freddo]

Love this thin dark oily wrapper, I don't know what else you can want to ask for. ?