Tasteless Connecticut wrappers?

Originally Posted by bobarian

All post embargo Cuban cigars are "puros" using only 100% Cuban tobacco. I am not aware of any factory made Cuban using a Connecticut wrapper of any kind.

Connecticut shade is refering to the color of the wrapper, not origin of the tobacco. There's many cc's with connecticut shade wrappers, no?

[bobarian]

No. I think you are confusing terminology. Connecticut shade wrappers are grown in CT. There are also Connecticut seed tobacco's being grown in many countries.

Cuban cigars used to be labeled "Claro" but no longer. Most current releases are called "Colorado"(I dont know why). Cohiba Maduro's are the only regular releases officially using "maduro" wrappers. But many LE's have wrappers that are just as dark or darker than the Cohiba Maduro line.

Originally Posted by bobarian

No. I think you are confusing terminology. Connecticut shade wrappers are grown in CT. There are also Connecticut seed tobacco's being grown in many countries.

Cuban cigars used to be labeled "Claro" but no longer. Most current releases are called "Colorado"(I dont know why). Cohiba Maduro's are the only regular releases officially using "maduro" wrappers. But many LE's have wrappers that are just as dark or darker than the Cohiba Maduro line.

Thanks for the input Bob. I've always thought of connie/maduro/colorado/ect. were always describing the color of the wrapper. I know that Connecticut is really the main tobacco grown in CT, but I still associate all the terms with the actual color of the wrapper

[shilala]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Connecticut shade is refering to the color of the wrapper, not origin of the tobacco. There's many cc's with connecticut shade wrappers, no?

Bob already covered this, I just wanted to add that Connecticut shade wrappers are actually grown in the shade, thus the name. They stretch acres of shade fabric over the fields so the tobacco plants don't become as strong flavored as those grown in the direct sun.
The process also allows for the tobacco to be very light colored once it's cured.