El Presidente Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Paint the picture: You are in a world class cigar divan and you are after your favourite cigar. Construction is equivallent across all boxes laid out before you but you can only pick one box. Each box has a beautiful but different wrapper shade. Aroma at cold excellent and equal from each. From the poll above which would you pick? If you have samled several excellent wrapper shades from the same cigar over time, elaborate if you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Never thought about wrappers like that. Should I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado to Colorado Claro - smooth and silky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Really go for colorado claro and colorado shade wrappers. Just seems what I prefer. Not a totally hard and fast rule though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado to Colorado Maduro for me. I prefer the darker shades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Have always enjoyed a nice Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm12 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado Maduro for: Diplomaticos H. Upmann Juan Lopez Montecristo Partagas Colorado Claro to Colorado for: Bolivar Cohiba Hoyo La Gloria Cubana Por Larranaga Saint Luis Rey Trinidad For the rest, I really don't have a preference as long as the shade isn't really extreme in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbone Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 If you have samled several excellent wrapper shades from the same cigar over time, elaborate if you would like. Nope, I haven't so I can't. Although, when I do receive a box with Maduro, or Colorado Maduro I anticipate a sweetness I do not expect from cigars with lighter shade wrappers. Recently I've tasted some honey from Lanceros and Petite Punch, both of which do not have a Maduro wrapper... more like a Claro or Colorado Claro. But Id guess that sweetness is not coming from the wrapper, rather what's under the wrapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmycaution Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado Claro for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado for me. I have a box of PSD4s with this shade and they are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcheek Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 While I love the looks of a Colorado Maduro, and my pick, I have smoked great tasting cigars at both ends of the color chart. So on appearance it is Colorado Maduro, but on taste I wouldn't know for sure which box to pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 the only one Im not too crazy about is maduro. i guess i would pick the box with the nicest sheen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGlass Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Another vote for the darker shades from me - Colorado Maduro to Maduro if given the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoins Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I voted Colorado, and that's true for the most part. There are a few marcas that I much prefer with darker wrappers -- VR, Montecristo, and Partagas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habanos2000 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 there's just something about dark wrappers that make me think rich and chocolatey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I'd be happy with any shade if its good. I chose colorado claro though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theholmesmob Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 i reckon I'd go for the colarado to colarado maduro. I'm drawn to that shade the same way I like a short espresso or a macchiato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I'd be happy with any shade if its good. I chose colorado claro though... Agree...It can look like crap but better taste great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac77 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I voted colarado but once in a while I do enjoy the look of a true claro especially on an early summer morning at the first tee box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erm310mce Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 A dark box of cigars always excites me. if all things were similar I'd go for the Colorado Maduro box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcse Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I miss the oscuro variety on your menu Prez. I go for claro. Difficult to come by, but quite a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigaraholic Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I would chose a box of maduro, not because they're my favorite but because they're the hardest to find...at least for me. Having smoked great cigars from every wrapper shade, even green ones, I'm that old, I know it's not the shade but the oils that count. I like to smoke the lighter shades in the morning, middle shades in the afternoon and darkest after dinner. What I do see is some brands have very consistent wrapper colors and others are all over the board. Montecristo, Trinidad, Cohiba, Fonseca, Hoyo, LGC, Por Larranaga, I pretty much know what they're going to look like before I open the box, never seen a maduro box from these brands............maybe a Monte 30 years ago. Ramon Allones, RyJ, Bolivar could be blond or black and everything in-between. That's the thing I miss the most, not being able to shop with my eyes in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CohibaBehike Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Colorado and colorado maduro are classic looking wrappers. I like a nice rich dark Monte 2 with a great looking colorado wrapper that's very oily. Good Stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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