Candela Wrapper

[CAJoe]

Anyone ever try a cigar with this green wrapper? I am thinking about buying some just to try them. I hear Camacho and Fuente make some cigars with the Candela. For those of you who have tried these let me know what you think! :ballbounc

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

It has a very unique taste, kinda like a grassy flavor to me. The only one that I ever tried that I "might" smoke again was a Nat Sherman.

It is definately an aquired taste in my opinion.

 

[e-man67]

I had a Camacho candella...I liked it and swear I tasted pistacio!:yes:

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I had a Camacho candella...I liked it and swear I tasted pistacio!:yes:

That is a pretty darn good description, I like that better than grassy!

 

[gibbleguts]

I have tried the fuente 858 candela and quite enjoyed it. Don't know if it would be my go to smoke but think everyone should try it once.
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[Buckshot]

I like the Camachos and always keep at least a couple of them in stock. It's a nice change of pace for me.

 

[caseabb]

Th AF 858 in the candella wrapper are a nice "different" style cigar. They do have a very grassy/vegetable taste to them.

 

[derfatdutchman]

Grassy is the best description I can give of the flavor a candella wrapper gives, its definelty something to try.

 

[Brother Boss]

very very very mild..i smoked the arturo fuente one. it was alright...pretty cheap. It was about 4 bucks and tasted light cream with a stiff/ tight draw.

 

[kuzi16]

in the dog days of summer i like to have an 8-5-8 candela with a nice glass of slightly sweet iced tea.


they do have a bit of grass to them. i dont find this to be a large problem being that i love the way my grass smells after i mow it. the cigar is so mild anyway that its a very non invasive grass.




...leave it to camacho to make a candela that is medium in body.

 

[Proud Bear]

I think that candela makes a good summer smoke, but I'm not typically a fan.

Bear

 

[d_day]

My favorite wrapper, without a doubt. There is a tangy sweetness that you just can't get in any other wrapper.

My favorite cigar is one that's not even made anymore. Hoyo de Monterrey' Governor candela. I have a few of these stashed. Arturo Fuente makes some very good ones. Camacho, Don Tomas, Astral, and Indian Tabac all make one. I'm not a fan of the Camacho, but it is well made.

CAO, Hoyo de Monterrey, La Gloria Cubana, and Punch have all made them in the past, but stopped. It's a shame, because they were all fine cigars.

I'd stay away from Iguana and Angry Elf candela cigars though. Not too good if you ask me.

 

[vperlman]

What everybody said. I smoke 'em a few times a year as a change of pace. My usual choice is Fuente, most often the 8-5-8. The wrapper is deliciously sweet, as is the smoke. The flavor is, indeed, mild, but the smell can be a bit acrid, sort of like when people used to burn leaves in the fall.

Try it --- you might like it. Back in the '50's and '60's this was the most popular wrapper in the US, so much so that it was also called American Market Selection or AMS (in addition to claro claro or double claro).