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Wrappers A-Z: Sumatra

Sumatra – this is where it gets complicated for me. Sumatra is a sub-species of “Black Tobacco”, the…

April 11, 2024

Wrappers A-Z: Mata Fina

The Mata Fina wrapper, named after where it is grown, is a reference to one of the four…

April 11, 2024

Wrappers A-Z: Candela

This is one wrapper that is actually in reality both a color and a type of wrapper. Almost…

April 11, 2024

Wrappers A-Z: Brazilian

Chances are when you think of Brazil, you think of the Amazon rainforest. The rainforest doesn’t cover the…

April 11, 2024

Top 19 Cigars Under $5

This post, originally published in November 2012, has been updated in 2014. Following the blog post about the…

April 11, 2024

Wrappers A-Z: Cameroon

The Cameroon is my personal favorite non-Cuban wrapper, long regarded by many as the best wrapper leaf outside…

April 10, 2024

Common Tobacco Strains

Before I delve into cigar wrapper types, I wanted to give a quick overview of cigar tobacco in…

April 10, 2024