Are darker cigars like the Maduro color stronger in taste?
The strength of the cigar is mostly determined by the blend of long filler used as well as the types and grades used. The wrapper used for the maduro cigars is darkened in color as it goes from one stage to another in the curing process. Each stage of the curing or fermentation process causes the wrapper to darken and changes its taste. Some wrappers have a natural bitterness that this process removes. The word “Maduro” means ripe or ripen which some people believe that the wrapper becomes sweeter as it would with fruit that is ripe. It is not totally true that all maduro cigars are stronger just because they are dark in color. However, the taste of these cigars are different then your Natural or Candela (Green) wrappers. • Why are there so many different sizes (length and, ring gauge) of cigars? Answer: The reason for the large variety of sizes is to accommodate the smokers personal preference. Note the larger the ring gauge of the cigar the more taste you will have. The length will d
