Perfect example of a light wrapper with sheen

[El Presidente]

One of my favourite wrappers is a light wrapper with sheen. By sheen I mean that it looks like it has a light rubbing of vaseline on it. 

I know it is hard to visualise if you haven't seen one before. Unfortunately they are rare today. 

This is a perfect example 

[anacostiakat]

Beautiful! 

[joshhooper7]

That, in my opinion is the exact wrapper you want on any Montecristo. I've found the dark and oily wrappers make for consistent GOOD cigars, but a proper Montecristo No. 2 will have an almost Connecticut wrapper and a gorgeous sheen like the ones you depicted. I find the dark wrappers to be aesthetically pleasing and they help deliver the cocoa notes, but the light wrappers almost always have an obscene amount of creaminess to them.

[Shaunster]

That wrapper looks perfect, a lot of the wrappers on those cigars are really dark and not very nice IMO!

[havanaclub]

One of my favourite wrappers is a light wrapper with sheen. By sheen I mean that it looks like it has a light rubbing of vaseline on it. 
I know it is hard to visualise if you haven't seen one before. Unfortunately they are rare today. 
This is a perfect example 

Looks great!! They for sale?


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[El Presidente]

Their are many types of dark wrapper. Hard to beat thin, tensile, oily dark wrapper. They bring chocolate to the table and chocolate is Monte to me.

Prefer this wrapper on upmann and juan lopez. Imparts a nuttiness.

Good wrapper is simply fantastic 

 

 

[cfc1016]

@El Presidente I’ve got a box of 2015 RASCCs with that same lovely sheen. Brings my memory back to the 90s and some of the best cigars i ever smoked. A lot of the late 80s/early 90s hoyo dcs i had the pleasure of smoking had the same phenomenon. Such a beautiful sight. 

My phone can’t appropriately capture the shine, but i got one snap of the RASCC i smoked ROTT, that *somewhat* illustrates it. 

[awkwardPause]

I received a box of recent RyJ Churchills from Rob with that amazing sheen and thin wrappers with nice reddish hue. One of my prized boxes for sure.

 

[Habana Mike]

Now that's what I like to see when I open a box of Upmann, Cohiba, Hoyo, Diplo, Q d'O, LGC, ERDM, and Trinidad!

Had many great Partagas with similar wrapper as well....

[zeedubbya]

Box of 10 PSP Monte 2 from 2008 with signature on bottom...as a reference for oily, dark, and thin wrappers. God bless you@ethernut for parting with this box—you are a true friend! With and without flash for your viewing pleasure.





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[dicko]

Stunning

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[Ethernut]

9 hours ago, zeedubbya said:

Box of 10 PSP Monte 2 from 2008 with signature on bottom...as a reference for oily, dark, and thin wrappers. God bless you@ethernut for parting with this box—you are a true friend! With and without flash for your viewing pleasure.





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Time to SMOKE them Z! They've aged enough.

[zeedubbya]

2 hours ago, Ethernut said:

Time to SMOKE them Z! They've aged enough.

That’s an old picture...I traded them for 2 Talisman months ago ?...

[Knilas]

That’s an old picture...I traded them for 2 Talisman months ago ...

And they're smoking fantastic. Thanks again Zane!

Sent from Nowhere in Particular...

[Ethernut]

52 minutes ago, zeedubbya said:

That’s an old picture...I traded them for 2 Talisman months ago ?...

You know I will kill you! 

[SCgarman]

On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 6:26 AM, El Presidente said:

Their are many types of dark wrapper. Hard to beat thin, tensile, oily dark wrapper. They bring chocolate to the table and chocolate is Monte to me.

Prefer this wrapper on upmann and juan lopez. Imparts a nuttiness.

Good wrapper is simply fantastic 

 

 

It may be in my head, but most of my cigars with dark wrappers seem to be thicker than lighter shade ones and have a harder time burning. I really prefer Colorado/Colorado Claro on my cigars even on Monte4's, RASS, Upmann PC's etc. Even though many lighter wrappers are matte instead of oily sheen, the cigars still taste and burn fantastic. I guess it is subjective and personal preference. Even have a box of PSD4 with very blonde claro wrappers and the cigars are creamy, paprika delicious.