galtline Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Before finding FOH I had purchased a few boxes of cigars out of Canada. 1 box of Epicure 2 and 1 box of Partagas D4. Both boxes were from 2012. The other day I was having a D4 from FOH, Dark wrapper insane construction just flat out incredible in every way. However my 2012 D4 , very light wrapper, won the taste test. Just wondering if the coloring of the wrapper makes that big of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 The equation dark=good is false. Use the Search tool, I'm sure there are dozens of threads about this; for instance: http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53328&hl=%22wrapper+color%22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 it depends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maplepie Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 nope! if that were the case, the Siglo VI Gran Reserva would be a Maduro 5 Genios Gran Reserva instead..... and i'm preeeeeetty sure i saw a box of those Genios Gran Reservas on the streets of Instagram for $100 per 50 cab? but honestly, it's not always that way. another thing is that the LEs are much darker than normal sticks which gives the appearance of them being much better. but in reality, some LEs are just god-awful. you should normally take a look at box codes that have proven to be amazing. either by word of mouth or searching on thsi forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Dark makes zero difference except perhaos increase the bitterness. Great wrapper can be light or dark. Needs to be tensile and oily/sheen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengjc Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I like darker wrappers as they are normally oily, not because I like the colour shade of the leaf. I guess you can say I like oily wrappers and these tend to be dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerburner Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 With nothing to back it up other than my personal tastes, I find darker wrappers to be more interesting ageing projects. It may have something to do with the bitterness that El Prez mentions, by adding another layer of complexity, similar to the tannic structure of young wines perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Certain cigars I want dark oily chocolate wrappers , some I want reddish hued silky oily wrappers and some I want light , oily and smooth wrappers, and then sometimes the ugliest of them all are the biggest surprises to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxman Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Dark makes zero difference except perhaos increase the bitterness. Great wrapper can be light or dark. Needs to be tensile and oily/sheen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Dark makes zero difference except perhaos increase the bitterness. Great wrapper can be light or dark. Needs to be tensile and oily/sheen Plus, I think this plays to the smokers' tastes. So it can be very subjective. I prefer lighter wrappers. Nice wrapping with ya!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvickery Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 dark wrapper cohibas are just wrong ... ALL of the best cohibas i have ever smoked were of a light wrapper . maduro cohibas ... pffffft . never bought any never will ... wrong wrong wrong . derrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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