Having a hard time locating Colorado Wrappers

[beefytee]

After reading about them, I'm intrigued, but I'm having a hard time finding a mainstream manufacturer that uses them.
Any reason for this?
Any suggestions?
Any favorite Colorado wrapped cigars?

[Jack Straw]

Casa Magna uses a colorado wrapper.

[newlifetaxidermy]

Colorado refers to the color of the wrapper...not the place of origin.

# Colorado claro: Darker brown in color and similar to a Cameroon wrapper from West Africa.
# Colorado: A reddish brown wrapper most often seen in well aged and mature cigars.
# Colorado maduro - A dark brown wrapper, usually seen on cigars produced in Honduras, Nicaragua and sometimes in Cuba.

Opus X has a colorado or colorado maduro colored wrapper. The Hoyo de Tradicion' series sometimes have a colorado wrapper (the box I bought are more of a colorado maduro). Man o' War is another Colorado that comes to mind.

[Jack Straw]

Originally Posted by newlifetaxidermy

Colorado refers to the color of the wrapper...not the place of origin.

# Colorado claro: Darker brown in color and similar to a Cameroon wrapper from West Africa.
# Colorado: A reddish brown wrapper most often seen in well aged and mature cigars.
# Colorado maduro - A dark brown wrapper, usually seen on cigars produced in Honduras, Nicaragua and sometimes in Cuba.

Opus X has a colorado or colorado maduro colored wrapper. The Hoyo de Tradicion' series sometimes have a colorado wrapper (the box I bought are more of a colorado maduro).

I thought it was descriptive of a strain of tobacco plant, rather than a "color." Those three divisions sound like they could be describing the same type of plant grown in shade, sun, or fermented in maduro fashion, respectively.

I've only heard Opus' wrappers referred to as "Rosado" which could be the same thing for all I know.

[Herf N Turf]

Joya de Nicaragua

[madurolover]

This is taken from Cigar - Info - Guide

Fundamentals of the Cigar Wrapper

A cigar wrapper is easy to understand if you remember their are seven basic colors. There are variations on these, but the information provided on this page will allow you to identify the wrappers.

The Colorado is medium brown with a reddish hue. These are usually shade-grown and often offer hints of spice and can exhibit a bit of strength.

A Colorado Claro has a medium brown color and is also referred to as a Natural. These are mostly sun-grown, but not always. This produces a smooth, medium taste.

Colorado Maduro is in between a Colorado and a Maduro.

Claro has a light tan color. These plants are usually grown under netting, harvested before reaching maturity and dried quickly. This produces a very mild wrapper.

The Double Claro wrapper is a light green color with a slightly sweet taste. The light green comes from the wrapper being dried quickly with the use of heat. These were once popular, but not found much today.

Maduro can go from dark brown to almost black. The fermentation process for these takes longer than others. Don't be deceived by its looks. These are generally smooth and rich.

The Oscuro cigar wrapper is very dark, actually black. This tobacco leaf is at the very top of the tobacco plant and is harvested last. This produces a wrapper with a very distinct, strong taste, which is too harsh for many cigar smokers.

[darkninja67]

What are Ashton ESGs??

[Jack Straw]

Connecticut? The VSGs are a sungrown connecticut, at least I remember seeing that somewhere.

[madurolover]

Originally Posted by darkninja67

What are Ashton ESGs??

Ashton ESG has a Dominican Sungrown wrapper grown at Chateau de la Fuente.

[RickyJ]

I think the Camacho SLR (N) used a colorado wrapper.

[JDC20]

Originally Posted by Jack Straw

Connecticut? The VSGs are a sungrown connecticut, at least I remember seeing that somewhere.

VSG's are Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapped.

[Acesfull]

By that description I'd call the 5 Vegas Cask Strength a Colorado wrapper if you are looking for something that has is a little dark with a reddish tint to it.. I'll have to dig through my stash to see what else I might be able to see... I think the San Cristobol is like that as well if I recall correctly...

**Edit** The Tempus looks close but a bit dark at least the Gensis I took a peak at do, my box of Cubao Torpedos look like they may fit the description color wise, the RP Rosado I have look like they would fit the description as well. Wonder if there is an online color scale somewhere someone could post, oh and the RP Renaissance