bohdan.zaremba
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I often hear that most of the cigar's flavour comes from the wrapper, and the importance of wrapper to filler ratio. This is usually in context of gordo vitola, somebody will claim that a thicker cigar's taste is muted due to the low wrapper to filler ratio.
Personally, I am skeptical. While I am sure that a wrapper contributes to the overall flavour, I cannot see how a single leaf can contribute to most of it. And in the gordo argument, if the flavour is muted, I would bet it's due to the manufacturer using a lower quality leaf to pad the diameter. Maybe I will be proven wrong, but right now the "wrapper to filler ratio" sounds more like marketing mystique.
This is my first season growing tobacco, and I'll be putting this claim to the test in due time. I am curious what this forum thinks about this claim though.
Personally, I am skeptical. While I am sure that a wrapper contributes to the overall flavour, I cannot see how a single leaf can contribute to most of it. And in the gordo argument, if the flavour is muted, I would bet it's due to the manufacturer using a lower quality leaf to pad the diameter. Maybe I will be proven wrong, but right now the "wrapper to filler ratio" sounds more like marketing mystique.
This is my first season growing tobacco, and I'll be putting this claim to the test in due time. I am curious what this forum thinks about this claim though.
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