A dark brown shade of wrapper tobacco leaf, usually thought of as the traditional Cuban cigar color. The dark brown color can be achieved though sun exposure, a cooking process or a prolonged fermentation. Maduro wrappers are rich and smooth, making for a full flavored and slightly sweet tasting cigar. At present, maduro cigars are very popular. Colorado Maduro has slightly lighter shade. In Spanish, maduro means "ripe". See also Colorado Maduro, Wrapper.
A cigar, very dark brown in color (like black coffee). These are usually selected by experienced smokers. Thought of as the traditional Cuban color.
A Spanish term which means the darkest tobacco. A dark brown wrapper.
This term used to describe a group of cigar wrappers that appear in some darker shade. This hue varies from darker brown to jet black and is produced by fermenting the cigar leaf. This is done naturally by stacking the leaf and applying water. As the leaf begins to decompose, the temperature begins to rise. Ideally, the temperature should be between 165F and 185F before it is turned to complete its maturation. This is done to produce a richer, sweeter flavor in the cigar leaf.
n., ripe plantain banana, usually eaten fried or grilled with cheese
The word means ripe in Spanish and refers to a dark reddish-brown almost black wrapper shade.
Term used for a wrapper shade varying from a very dark reddish-brown to almost black. The word means "ripe"; in Spanish. Sun exposure, a cooking process, or a prolonged fermentation can achieve this color.
A wrapper shade from a very dark reddish-brown to almost black. The word means ripe in Spanish. The color can be achieved by sun exposure, a cooking process or a prolonged fermentation.