Help me ID this wrapper defect

[Pag]

I am sticking with some sap sucking bug. Once again I am not a scientist, so I could. be totally wrong.

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17 hours ago, Pag said:

I am sticking with some sap sucking bug. Once again I am not a scientist, so I could. be totally wrong.

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It’s easy to verify your intuition using science. Check the location of the ‘defects’ on the leaf in relation to the leaf’s structure.

Aphids tend to congregate near the veins where sap flow is more significant. On the exhibited cigar, the ‘defects’ are mostly located on the thin parts of the leaf, away from the veins.

Furthermore, sap sucking insects tend to concentrate their feeding on young leaves which grow to be deformed and stunted when overly attacked, which would render them unusable as cigar wrapper.

I am not a scientist but have been an amateur entomologist for the past 34 years...

[MrBirdman]

1 hour ago, Jeanff said:

Furthermore, sap sucking insects tend to concentrate their feeding on young leaves which grow to be deformed and stunted when overly attacked, which would render them unusable as cigar wrapper.

Good observation - not sure if other insects could be at play. I guess a mold or fungus from wet leaves could be a factor too.

 

Fascinating the discussion this has set off - it's curious there is no info on the internet that I can find. Maybe @Elpresidente can ask Hamlet next time they speak?

[Fugu]

Not a defect in a strict sense, but rather a "cosmetic" thing. Look up 'trichomes'. In the end it's a plant, folks. Finds variable expression in the leaf, as the Prez has already been alluding to, depending on a range of factors, such as plant strain, position on the plant, growing conditions in the widest possible sense (weather, soil/nutrients, irrigation, pests/pest-control etc.).

[Cigar Surgeon]

It's called 'tooth'. It's very common. You usually see it in sun grown wrappers, but on tobacco from Cuba it's hit or miss. If you were to look at a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, or a Cameroon wrapper it's much more pronounced as it almost appears like sandpaper. 

The other tell tale sign is if you inspect the ash while you're smoking, you'll see little calcium nodules all around the ash.

[prshah25]

I finally smoked the hideous hoyo today and found the spot transposed on the ashes too. Very interesting. Take a look at the dots on the ashes. Cigar tasted fine and no burn issues. 

[djrey]

4 minutes ago, prshah25 said:

I finally smoked the hideous hoyo today and found the spot transposed on the ashes too. Very interesting. Take a look at the dots on the ashes. Cigar tasted fine and no burn issues. 

Thanks for providing the update. Glad it tasted good!