Where do you stand on wrapper preference?

[El Presidente]

Let's assume you have the opportunity of putting together a blend to meet your taste. Now there is plenty of tobacco and the world is your oyster......but you can pick one wrapper shade only. 

From your heart, which would you pick? 

 

[Tradesman]

Claro all day for me!

[jakebarnes]

MF Doom for sure. 

I do love a Colorado with a tip of the cap to Colorado claro. It has that rich look that makes the cigar seem extra special. 

[btort910]

Colorado claro.

[karp]

Claro with a bit of rosado is nice 

[JohnS]

4 hours ago, karp said:

Claro with a bit of rosado is nice 

You said it! 👍

[Rushman]

I’m into Colorado and Colorado Claro - picking only one - Colorado for sure.


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[gormag38]

I typically look for MOST sticks in the colorado claro profile. But I certainly would lean more on the claro side than colorado. 

[BrightonCorgi]

I guess I am not alone in my pick of  "Colorado Claro".  The opportunities I get to pick from multiple boxes have always gone to that shade.

[joeypots]

Not too light and not too dark a thin stretched look and an oily feel.

 

[Meklown]

I think it really depends on what the blend is trying to achieve. I voted Colorado but I'd hate to smoke only Colorado wrappered cigars for the rest of my life. Some days I'd like a blonde, some days I'd prefer a brunette 😙

[Ford2112]

I'm in the Colorado Claro camp. But some cigars benefit from lighter wrappers. 

[Midas]

Colorado Claro easy winner for me


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[SCgarman]

Claro. RASS, PSD4, RGPC, and a few others "taste best" with this shade of wrapper. Is it for real or psychological? Maybe both.

[PauvreLelian]

While I do like some Claro and some Colorado, Colorado Claro is what I associate with my favorite cigars. I totally thought that most would vote for Colorado but I was sorely mistaken... Glad to see most of the fine folks here share my love for Colorado Claro!

[oneizzzz]

Given the opportunity to choose a box in person, I typically prioritize aroma and wrapper quality/consistency.  If those are equal between boxes, I usually pick the darker shade wrapper (Colorado or Colorado Maduro) simply because in my experience those are rarer when it comes to Cubans.  As a result they typically offer a less common flavor profile which is nice to have in the collection.

To me, the Cuban Colorado Maduro wrapper imparts a deliciously rich and deep chocolatey prune flavor.  I absolutely love this flavor, but it can dominate the blend and render the cigar less complex.  

For example I have two boxes of GLE ABR 20 Trinidad Fundadores: one claro and one colorado/colorado maduro.  Each has some rosado like @karp mentioned.  They smoke so differently!  The claro box is very fine, subtle, complex, and invites slow smoking and appreciation for the classiness of the cigar.  The colorado box is less complex but just full-on scrumptious.  I'm sure we can all relate to taking the first bite of a really delicious chocolate cake or mousse and then, "poof!", next thing you know the whole thing is gone and you are riding that sugar high.  That's how the colorado box smokes.  Just a fat punch of hedonism.  

Really different experiences and appropriate for different occasions.  The 40 ring gauge of the Trinidad Fundadores makes it easier to notice how much the wrapper affects the overall flavor profile of the cigar because in such a thin ring gauge, the wrapper is making up a relatively high percentage of the total blend.  

It seems Habanos generally opts for Colorado Claro wrappers (do others agree?).  That choice would make sense to me because Colorado Claro theoretically offers a light enough profile for the complexity of the blend to shine (coming from the claro side), while still offering a bit of the chocolatey taste we love (coming from the Colorado side).  A nice middle ground for most blends.  

[karp]

Nice write up! Darker wrappers are stronger imho so I tend to pick the lighter ones.

Like your Fundies which look amazing by the way. I'd be happy with both of those boxes!!

[ha_banos]

Colorado. Just pleasing to the eye. More satisfying colour.

[Fireball]

Colorado.  Just looks classy and rich. 

[Dr vonPuffenberg]

Colorado Claro

[Cigarsmoker81]

Is anyone else surprised with how little love maduro is getting ? 

[Arabian]

50 minutes ago, Cigarsmoker81 said:

Is anyone else surprised with how little love maduro is getting ? 

They give me NC feeling which I’m not a very big fan of. Punchy sticks perhaps. 

[Ford2112]

I think if people could pick two options maduro would figure a little more prominently .