bohdan.zaremba
New Member
I've been trying to figure out what San Andres wrappers are. Originally, it seemed to be one of the following:
1. Tobacco grown in a specific region:
As per the name. It has the growing region in the name, which would imply it's simply tobacco that's grown in the San Andres region.
2. A specific variety of tobacco:
I've seen other tobacco leaves grown in a specific region (e.g. Ecuador) also can specify the variety in the name (e.g. Ecuadorian Corojo wrappers). I've never seen MSA wrappers marketed with any variety in the name, it's always "San Andres" or "Mexican San Andres". This would imply that San Andres is a variety of tobacco
3. A method of processing/color grade:
All the MSA cigars I've smoked had distinct dark colour. I've seen more variation in "maduro" color label than I have with MSA. I've seen mentions on this forum that a flame is used to manage humidity of curing MSA leaves.
After some digging, it appears that MSA is all of the above? Can anybody here shed some light on this mysterious (to me, at least) wrapper?
1. Tobacco grown in a specific region:
As per the name. It has the growing region in the name, which would imply it's simply tobacco that's grown in the San Andres region.
2. A specific variety of tobacco:
I've seen other tobacco leaves grown in a specific region (e.g. Ecuador) also can specify the variety in the name (e.g. Ecuadorian Corojo wrappers). I've never seen MSA wrappers marketed with any variety in the name, it's always "San Andres" or "Mexican San Andres". This would imply that San Andres is a variety of tobacco
3. A method of processing/color grade:
All the MSA cigars I've smoked had distinct dark colour. I've seen more variation in "maduro" color label than I have with MSA. I've seen mentions on this forum that a flame is used to manage humidity of curing MSA leaves.
After some digging, it appears that MSA is all of the above? Can anybody here shed some light on this mysterious (to me, at least) wrapper?
