The color of a cigar's wrapper, the capa, is
generally the key to its flavor. The darker, the wrapper, the most full
bodied and sweeter the cigar is likely to be, althought the true determinant
id the color of the filler.
A few important variables infect the final flavor and quality of wrapper
leaves, their location on the plant, when they were harvested, and how they
are fermentd or dried. The loger a leaf stays on the plant and the more
sunlight it receives, the darker it will be.
As in the production of wine, where the longer the grape is on the vine,
the sweeter it is likely to be, extra exposure to sunlight produces a leaf
with more oil and sugar content.
Although scores of shades are used in the subte color-gradation process
at the fabrica, the following seven general categories are the accepted
norm among experts.
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