El Presidente Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradesman Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Claro all day for me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebarnes Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btort910 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Colorado claro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karp Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Claro with a bit of rosado is nice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 4 hours ago, karp said: Claro with a bit of rosado is nice You said it! 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I’m into Colorado and Colorado Claro - picking only one - Colorado for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gormag38 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I typically look for MOST sticks in the colorado claro profile. But I certainly would lean more on the claro side than colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Not too light and not too dark a thin stretched look and an oily feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meklown Posted October 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2023 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 😙 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I'm in the Colorado Claro camp. But some cigars benefit from lighter wrappers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Colorado Claro easy winner for me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCgarman Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Claro. RASS, PSD4, RGPC, and a few others "taste best" with this shade of wrapper. Is it for real or psychological? Maybe both. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauvreLelian Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oneizzzz Posted October 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2023 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karp Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 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!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha_banos Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Colorado. Just pleasing to the eye. More satisfying colour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Colorado. Just looks classy and rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr vonPuffenberg Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Colorado Claro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigarsmoker81 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Is anyone else surprised with how little love maduro is getting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabian Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I think if people could pick two options maduro would figure a little more prominently . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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