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.