
Wrappers Delight
More Than Half the Flavor of Your Favorite Cigar is Skin Deep
Filler, binder and wrapper—the trio of tobaccos that comprise a cigar. Fillers and Wrappers carry the weight of creating a palate pleasing smoke. Yet they often originate in the fields of different nations. So in a sense most great cigars are citizens of the world. And rich wrapper tobacco is the passport that should gain them access to your humidor. In fact, some experts argue that up to 60% of a cigar’s taste can be attributed to it’s wrapper. So for the smoking enthusiasts choosing a stogie with the right skin is a decision of utmost consequence. But which regions produce the most distinctive and delicious wrapper tobacco? Below is a handy guide to the two most remarkable wrapper growing regions and a sure fire means of ensuring that your next cigar is your best cigar.
Cameroon
Grown in the Central African Republic and Cameroon , Cameroonian tobacco is known to produce the finest dark brown wrapper outside of Cuba. Known for their spicy notes, earthy aroma and soft, oily texture ; these leaves have increasingly become the wrapper of choice for premium robustos. Given just how resource rich Africa’s heartland has always been, you should keep your eyes peeled for this rich golden treasure.
Connecticut Shade
The Connecticut River Valley stretches roughly 75 miles north of Hartford into Massachusetts and since the time of Native American prominence has produced some of the finest tobacco on earth. That’s right, a smoker’s gold mine in sleepy Connecticut. Grown in the shade of cheese cloth tents, Connecticut wrapper l eaves are silky with diminutive veins and a light hue. They make for the creamy, smooth pull associated with legendary medium body cigars.
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