Cigar Wrappers

The Wrapper is the outermost part of a cigar which is usually made from the larger, lower leaves of the plant. The wrapper is round around the cigar and binds the whole cigar together. The wrapper can determine the flavour and character of the cigar, because of this cigars are often characterised by the colour of the wrapper.

The different colours are as shown, from light to dark.

Double Claro - The lightest, slightly green wrapper, it is often grown in Connecticut and the style is achieved by picking before maturity.

Claro - This wrapper is yellowish or light tan and usualy indicates shade-grown tobacco.

Colorado Claro - Normaly associated with Cuban or Dominican grown tobacco it has a mid-brown colour.

Colorado Manduro - Normaly associated with Cuban or Honduran grown tobacco it has a dark-brown colour.

Natural - This is sun-grown and is light brown to brown.

Maduro - This is dark brown to very dark brown.

Oscuro - Often referred to as "Double Manduro" this wrapper has a black oily apperence and is usually grown in Cuba, Connecticut, Brazil, Mexico and Nicaragua. 

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