cedar wrapped cigars

[Yeagermeister]

Never really bothered to ask why some cigars come wrapped in cedar...Is it just for taste? Looks?

[BigMacFU]

There are a few reasons for cedar wrapping:

1) To help keep the cigar's humidity while in transit.

2) If sheathed in cedar immediately and then aged for a few years, it can be to "flavor" the cigar or add a more cedar aroma to the smoke. But this is rare and unusual, at least in what I've come across.

3) Finally (at least this is the last reason I can think of/been told), vanity plain and simple. It looks good having a cigar wrapped in cedar.

That's all I've been told as to reasons for cedar wrapped cigars.

[hex1848]

Some people like to use the thin cedar to light the cigar. Move of a novelty then anything.

[Drake]

Some people like to use the thin cedar to light the cigar. Move of a novelty then anything.

i use it to light the cigar. tastes very good.

[wrath186]

I never heard of that before. I'm going to have to try it.

[labmonkey]

ive tried it....i like it personally.

[Yeagermeister]

yea its nice....adds a nice flavor to the first 5-6 puffs of your stick.

[pierce652]

Last week I had an A Fuente Chateau Fuente which comes wrapped in cedar. This smoke had the aroma of spanish cedar throughout. It was really really nice but havent come across this with other cedar wrapped smokes Ive tried. Dont know if it was just a fluke.

[The Patriot]

Some people like to use the thin cedar to light the cigar. Move of a novelty then anything.

I'm also going to have to try this for myself.