Your Ultimate Guide to Cigar Wrappers Part 1 

Despite the number of years I been smoking cigars, enjoying the different wrappers, especially Maduro - I still love to sit back and enjoy a smooth creamy mild Connecticut shade 🇬🇧

How much do I love the unedited version of this when you repeat yourself thinking it’s going to get taken out in post production? Love it.

That was great. I’m a pipe smoker just getting into cigars. This really helped.

Unlike the dress on a beautiful woman, I don't want the wrapper leaf to fall off!

I’ve been really smoking cigars for about a year now and this video has literally changed the way I shop. Thank you soo much. I often feel dumb at shops and u just made my shopping experience soo much easier.

Fantastic breakdown. Especially for us newbies.

2:40 - It never occurred to me that fillers, binders, and wrappers could burn at different enough rates to necessitate _mindful matching_ of all three. Thanks for that realization! The more I learn about the _science_ that goes into this _art,_ the more I appreciate how _magical_ a seemingly simple cigar truly is. Beyond that, I didn't realize Maduro isn't a specific wrapper, but when you said it, I did some quick research. Now I understand why the Gurkha Park Avenue Maduro and the Mark Twain Memoir Maduro are like two completely different worlds! The former is a dark Habano wrapper, while the latter is a dark Pennsylvania Broadleaf. The difference between those two examples _also_ drives home your point that _dark_ doesn't _always_ mean _intense._

Being critical, this was an excellent rundown. Great content!

I smoke and enjoy them all. I'm all over the board in my quest for cigars. Just depends on how I feel and that decides what I'm lighting up throughout the day

I really like the bourbon barrel aged wrappers on all 3 of Perdomo’s wrappers; maduro, sun grown and shade.

Time to part 2, Tim

I’m a huge fan of Cigars Daily. They have the stuff that is not sold here in New Orleans and without the tourists prices!!!! Love the stickers too. They’re on my humidor and my desk at work!

What a great cigar video topic! Well executed as always. Looking forward to part 2!

Outstanding definitions on different wrappers! Can’t wait for the next video on the others!! Keep them coming !!

Best video I've seen on cigar wrapper leaf! Can't wait for the follow up video! 👍

Great video. Been smoking cigars daily since 2017, still learning from Tim’s videos 👌🍂💨

When I first got into cigars I found your video from the early days of the channel on wrapper leaves and it taught me a lot. For a couple months I was a solid shade smoker. Eventually I was suggested a serie G with a Cameroon and a Camacho Criollo. Then I found the H Upmann Banker which sent me down the Habano path until I found corojo and felt like I fell in love all over again. More recently I'm consistently reaching for a broadleaf more than anything else. If not a broadleaf then just about anything made by AJ Fernandez whether it's his brands it brands that work very close with him like diesel and man o war.

I think I'm just an odd duck, my 4th cigar ever was a La Fleur Dominicana double ligero and I absolutely loved it. The manager at the lounge was looking at me like I was crazy and even quizzed me on how I was going to cut the cigar because he thought I had no clue. Leftovers of a misspent youth, my taste buds are not very sensitive and I have a high tolerance to pretty much anything that gives a buzz. 😅

Like the topic. Also the the t-shirt. I was stationed on the Missouri. 88 - 92.

Tim, great content! I have recently gotten into cigars and your content is invaluable, thanks for what you do!!

very GREAT info, for a cigar newbie, as myself. Thanks as usual Tim.👍

Thanks for the info. Love your videos. Great topic

I love these videos Tim! Very informative. Currently I'm smoking an Olivia Serie V Maduro. And I gotta say, this is a nice cigar! The issue I have is being able to identify all the different flavor notes a cigar has to offer. I'm little by little starting recognizing when a cigar had a leathery note, or an earthy note, but at time I try to look for the cocoa, or coffee, or even dark fruit notes that most cigars have to offer. I've seen where you would review individual cigars and explain the different notes, and I myself would smoke the same one as I am watching your videos to see if I can pick up on them as well. So, do you have, or will you have, a video that explains how to look for flavor notes based on what leaves, binders, and wrappers are being used in a cigar?

is part 2 out? thank you so much for this! just getting into it and theres soooooo much to learn my head is spinning!

Very informative! I tried a candela wrapper for the first time today. Thank you

Tim, another Awesome vid. Love the videos Man

I'm still relatively new to cigars and have only smoked 10 or so varieties over the past year or two but my favorite so far has been a micallef ligero I smoked a few weeks ago.

As always, very educational! One thing that I do not understand, is people pigeonhole themselves to one wrapper or another. Do you eat the same food all the time? Do you have the same drink all the time? There’s so much variety, why not enjoy it all?

Quality cigar videos, very entertaining and enjoyable. A cut an a light

Wonderful review of wrappers. Over 500 years actually for cigars and they have grown in complexity. For wrappers I look fro the quality of the wrapper. Color is interesting, however, the filler and binder can play a roll in strength and flavor as well. Maduro is a mature fermentation of the leaf and as you said, can vary in strength, and is misused. The flavors is what I look for as I try the cigar. There are Connecticut Shade, Oscuro, etc. that I find wonderful. Try them out as you go along. There may be a particular Connecticut that has the flavor you are looking for and a Maduro. Sumatra and San Andreas are along with Cameroon that are fantastic and have a nice sweetness to them.

I am newer to cigars but tend to go with full cigars. I drink mostly barrelproof whiskey (higher the better) and due to that i believe it has changed my palllet to look for fuller flavor.

Aj is fantastic. The broadleaf Enclave is great. I’m disappointed in my local shops that don’t carry Aj or Espinosa. Thanks to cigars daily for carrying everything!

Hey Tim, great video as always. I’m new to cigars and I’ve watched a bunch of videos on the channel to help learn a bit more about them. If possible could you do a review on the new Cohiba Riviera?

Hey Tim. Really loved this episode! But when is part 2 coming out?? Thanks for the content.

the rosado/colorado claro is my favorite wrapper leaf, has a unique flavor i like, reminds me of cherries

This man speaks the truth

Terrific show, very informative and interesting. I wanted to chip in and say that first thing in the morning with coffee I love to enjoy a La Gloria Cubana Wavell in Connecticut broadleaf. Without trying to review the cigar here, I’d just like to say I think it is a terrific robusto and it’s either that or a Black Pearl made by La Perla Habana.

Great video

Maduro is my go to wrapper. Love a nice dark cigar 🤘

I love the triple maduro. For me maduro has a very nutty, chocolate and pepper notes.

I picked up the New World sampler love it so far… I’m a newbie smoker and thought it might too bold of a stick to start with. No at all. Really loved the stick.

Great video. I didn’t know Maduro was such a generalised term. It’s my current phase now

Rocky Patel's Broadleaf is amazing... one of my favorites

Excellent explanation of the different wrapper leafs. Definitely would like to hear about the rare Criollo wrapper in your next video. Also be nice to hear about the different Brazilian. I know Mata Fina (think that's how it's spelled) is one, but I believe there is a couple more.

Awesome video, Tim!! Can't wait for part 2. When I started smoking cigars, the first blend that blew me away was the Melanio Maduro. That thing took me to heaven. Unfortunately, many people think I'm being pompous when I tell them what I like, because I'm a newer smoker. I'm assuming that since I'm newer they think I'm trying to look like a hard ass smoking San Andres and Nicaraguan blends. What would you tell them? I just tell them that's what I like, and figured it was how they were viewing me, more than me trying to assert myself. Also, if you read this, have you tried the West Tampa red, yet, and if so how'd you like it? I hate to say this, but I think I like it better than The Attic 🤫

I look for wrapper leaves based on the manufacturer. For Tatuaje, broadleaf and Sumatra. For DTT, broadleaf. Really love the new Foundation Olmec Claro.

I'm a huge corojo fan. Stuff like aganorsa, Rojas, aladino. I smoke all kinds of stuff but something about corojos, they a re perfect for ke. They aren't super spicy which I dig. Don't get me wrong though I still love tabernacles and Liga no.9s and stuff like that. Nice video!

I’ve been smoking cigars for about 5 years now. I enjoy Maduro’s . But want to expand my horizons. The Alec Bradley magic toast is my favorite cigar in general. Anyone have any suggestions on something new to try?

I was in the store a couple days ago talking to Terence, and he asked me that same question, I told him I like all of them.

Yo Tim have you ever reviewed the Flor de las Antillas? It’s my favorite cigar out there. Appreciate all you do!

great video. I know you did a short on the Oliva cigarillos but I would love a full review. I can't find these brick and mortar anywhere. I deliver furniture and me and my partner smoke cigars to stay awake. He's trying to cut back. (we smoked a couple of West Tampa Black a few weeks ago and it put a hurt on the throat) I'm hoping these are the answer. How long do they take to smoke? How close are they to the regular Olivas? Do they really not need any humidor time? What about the tobacco mites?

I hope part 2 comes soon 🫣

Have you seen the unique cigars that are shaped like torpedoes on both ends, and ones that are like 4 sticks or 2 twisted to make 1stick

can you review the mi s’more aroma de cuba, no2 cigar of the year, something that is underrated

New World Cameroon is a banger!!! Such a good stick!!!

Connecticut broadleaf my favorite ❤

I find myself always drawn to a dark or darker wrapper. More than half the time I try something light I find it to be sort of single noted, one thing sticks out on the palate and tends to linger...

Love the Connecticut Shade. For example VegaFina, Joya de Nicaragua.... But i wonder: why are some cigars have an oily taste on the lips, while the next one of that same brand/type doesnt? I just love that oily taste!!

Hey Tim, what do I do if my humidors humidity is too high and I can’t get it to go down?

My first stick was a Buenaventura Maduro

Im just getting into cigars and my favorite is the tabernacle. I search it up and says wrapper Connecticut

Lately I have found myself drawn to more bold and full flavored cigars. I am guilty of identifying a darker cigar as being just that even though I know there are exceptions. I love the sight of a dark Maduro or Oscuro wrapper. The darker it is the more attractive I find it to be, and going by that when I smoke something new I'm not usually disappointed.

And you saw me, in the comments! Brazil 🇧🇷

Is there a part 2 of this episode?

I like the Camacho cigars

Havano and Maduro ❤

14:20 I thought I was having a stroke 😂

New World is soooo smooth

Connecticut shade is the white zinfandel of cigars :)

I've honestly never settled on a particular wrapper. Fillers are more my sought after leaf. That said, there are obviously some wrappers more suited to my preferred fillers so my humidor is mostly full of the same type of wrapper. I guess it's still a fairly accurate stereotype to see a blond wrapper and know it'll be more mild, put out a ton of light smoke and won't set your nose hairs on fire. While a darker outer leaf will have more umph and make your face imitate Clint Eastwood, with smoke not as light blue as the more blonde wrappers. But I'll smoke whatever you give me... :)

Still waiting for part 2!!!

I'm looking for something with a toothy leaf so when I get the nicotine shakes I don't accidentally drop it lol!

were can i find part Two?

Mexican San An baby!

Can you explain what is a sweet cap

All I know is my pallet changes so much it’s actually annoying, a go to stick will disappoint all of a sudden ugh

I Like SWEET.. When #BaccaratCigars are the Favorite among all TraditionalCigars that should tell you alot. 😊 Now Baccarat come in different wrappers like Connecticut, Maduro, Candela & Nicaraguan even their un-banded Sumatra. My favorite is their BarberPoles in Connecticut/Maduro..

I like your shirt I live in Kalihi valley right above Pearl Harbor

Oil sheen, thickness, tooth/smoothness depending, aroma.

I’m still a bit confused. So a Connecticut, habano or Cameroon leaf be aged into a light shade or maduro. Maduro is the resulting process. Any leaf can become a maduro. A connies can be light or maduro as well.

Part 2?

Like my cannabis I like that whole plant cure. Now I’m gonna find me some good broad leaf!

Where is part 2 of this video?

Where is part 2

Part 2?

I’m a complete novice but I find myself enjoying more stronger flavored cigar wrappers such as a Maduro over a Conneticut

Corojo!

definitely gonna make a trip to yall from el paso on a four

When are you going to talk about Dustin’s termination?

I keep losing my collection in small fires!!!

Where's the part 2?

dark, oily and shiny

The only word of advice i have is to enjoy the breadth of cigars. You may start with a Connecticut wrapper but you will not “outgrow” them.

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Cameroons are secret sauce indeed!

Where is part 2? Slacking off again Tim?

Sun grown

10:47 and its probably because the name ”habano”. Sellers know that cuban cigars are the most ”exklusive” and there for selling cigars sounding cuban sells more and can hold higher price. Come on, the makers of cigars arent stupid 😉👍🏻

I cannot grasp the meaning "leather" flavor in a cigar. 🙁

The wrapper is like the skin of a beautiful woman.