A tale of two wrappers

[El Presidente]

25 minutes ago, OldEasy said:

Any thoughts on velvet like wrappers? I’ve noticed that I’ve gotten a few fantastic examples of cigars I often smoke with a soft, velvet like, almost hairy wrapper texture. There was definitely some oil content to them, but they tended not to be as shiny as the thinner smoother wrappered examples that I often see pictures as ‘dream boxes’. Across the board, compared to other examples of the same cigars, I found them sweeter, richer, and better balanced and melded in flavor. I’ve noticed this on both Cuban and non-Cuban cigars and have found that with a few Padrons and Olivas in particular these velvety wrappered cigars stood head and shoulders above the rest, but I’ve also found that many of my favorite LGC’s have had a similar texture.

Has anyone had a similar experience or is this perhaps more of a fluke or something specific to certain cigars. Or is it perhaps just the beginnings of mold and indicative that I may be getting older cigars than I usually do? Interestingly I have never had a super recent box code of Cubans with wrappers like these, and since I’m usually not aware of the box age of NC’s it seems like this could be a possibility. I haven’t been aging my own cigars long enough to have an idea of whether this is a wrapper characteristic that can develop over time on an already rolled cigar or if it is more inherent to the actual leaf used.

Thanks for the help!

It is hard for members to picture but I know what you are talking about. I love them and they can come in all shades. 

You can attest is that they do not feel dry/rough to the touch in any way. 

[jtfrizzy]

Very informative. I very much enjoyed this post. Thanks Pres.

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[westg]

Not the best of pics from me. Some valuable info though. I would have selected the darker box on every ocaasion. 5 light and 5 dark wrappers from two different boxes PSP 10 count ULA MAY 14...The lighter wrapper smokes remarkably better . Very silky very smooth . The darker shade . brilliant smokes as well.

Always good to know because if I had to select them , darker wrapper for sure . 

Happy days 

[OldEasy]

6 hours ago, El Presidente said:

It is hard for members to picture but I know what you are talking about. I love them and they can come in all shades. 

You can attest is that they do not feel dry/rough to the touch in any way. 

Yes, thanks for the confirmation Prez! Difficult to describe as well, but not dry or rough at all. I hesitated to use the term hairy as that conjures up images of coarse thick hair, but it’s more like smooth peach fuzz. Velvet was certainly the best term I could think of. Glad it’s not just me or a fluke, and may be a characteristic I can rely on when I do see them. Thanks again!

[duabley]

7 hours ago, El Presidente said:

They were both the same box code 

Figures! 

Rob, Thanks for taking out the guess work and sending us the gems!

I've yet to see a  habano in the wild, yet should I have the opportunity one day,  I feel equipt to know my way around just from all these great posts. 

Cheers! 

[GotYaGoat]

Resurrecting this thread as I googled "sandpaper cigar wrappers" and this was a top result haha. 

I recently got a box of HQ Hoyo Epi 2s and the wrappers are thick and rough. The first few I smoked the wrapper would not stay lit and eventually completely split apart.

So my question is there a best approach to try and save these? Dry boxing, aging, praying, all of above? 

Thanks!

[El Presidente]

5 hours ago, GotYaGoat said:

Resurrecting this thread as I googled "sandpaper cigar wrappers" and this was a top result haha. 

I recently got a box of HQ Hoyo Epi 2s and the wrappers are thick and rough. The first few I smoked the wrapper would not stay lit and eventually completely split apart.

So my question is there a best approach to try and save these? Dry boxing, aging, praying, all of above? 

Thanks!

Give them another 30 days down. it may b a case of stabilizing. We haven't seen too many thick and rough 2019/20 wrappers.