What can I expect?

[Chef]

So, I’m a pretty big fan of the BBF.  Maybe a part from smoking it first thing in the morning, I can pretty much slot this cigar in at any other time of the day. It’s such a great blend. One thing I have been noticing, though, is that the wrappers have gradually become lighter and lighter throughout the years. Has anyone else noticed this? I’m currently smoking through a 2018 box with fairly dark wrappers, a shade that I’ve become accustomed to associating with Bolivar. As I move on to other boxes, what can I expect, in terms of the flavor experience, with these lighter shaded ones? 
 

The picture shows a sample of sticks from 2018, 19, 20, and 24 (left to right). 

[Havanaaddict]

Don’t get me started on light wrappers🙄 Back when you could ask for wrapper shade, I would always ask for Colorado leaning towards that reddish color. I am a firm believer that with a darker wrapper comes richer flavor. Now, if you’re looking for your cigars to be more along the smooth and creamy side, I would pick the lighter wrapper on R&J and maybe Trinidad. Besides that I want my Bolivars, RASS, Partagas, etc.

it seems to be what is going on right now with most things I’m seeing being produced. I have had some exceptions some JL2. I got had dark oily wrappers and were the best JL2s I have had in a long time. 

[El Presidente]

23 hours ago, Chef said:

 Has anyone else noticed this? I’m currently smoking through a 2018 box with fairly dark wrappers, a shade that I’ve become accustomed to associating with Bolivar. As I move on to other boxes, what can I expect, in terms of the flavor experience, with these lighter shaded ones? 
 

The picture shows a sample of sticks from 2018, 19, 20, and 24 (left to right).

CC wrapper offerings are indeed becoming lighter in 23/24. I have seen this as a positive overall in terms of flavour. I will take a quality colorado claro/colorado cafe wrapper (term we use at Nudes) over a dark wrapper most days in almost all lines. 

[Darco]

10 hours ago, El Presidente said:

CC wrapper offerings are indeed becoming lighter in 23/24. I have seen this as a positive overall in terms of flavour. I will take a quality colorado claro/colorado cafe wrapper (term we use at Nudes) over a dark wrapper most days in almost all lines. 

I agree. It’s certainly preference thing. I had many great dark and light colored cigars, but looking back at my best experiences, they were almost always to the lighter side. 
 

 

[Chef]

It’s really my lack of knowledge I think. I always thought certain marcas, like Bolivar, were supposed to come with darker wrappers as a part of the blending of those cigars. 

[El Presidente]

7 hours ago, Chef said:

It’s really my lack of knowledge I think. I always thought certain marcas, like Bolivar, were supposed to come with darker wrappers as a part of the blending of those cigars. 

The cigar world is full of questionable "absolutes"  Enjoy the journey