Along with the basics of type, shape and size, there is a very important characteristic of cigars worth knowing about: color. Since the word refers to the shade of the outer wrapper leaf, you might think it has little bearing on the taste of the cigar. Oh, not so.
Today there are about a dozen different shades, though sometimes one will blend gradually into another. Whether the tobacco used in the wrapper is grown in Honduras or Connecticut, Ecuador or Cameroon it will have an effect on the flavor. After all, you don’t merely smoke the interior tobacco, but the burning wrapper as well…..read more at Cigars – What is Color?