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.

[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.