Any good sticks with candela wrappers?

11-11-2010, 07:33 PM

I recently saw a barberpole cigar with a green stripe and I had no idea what it was, so I started my hunt. I found out it was a candela wrapper, and then found out that it was a really popular wrapper in the 50's and 60's, which finally explains why some of the fake gangster cigars at the halloween store were a mint green shade. Needless to say, now I'm very curious

So I've found that the Illusione Holy Lance Candela was really good, but I can't find any (plus my cigar budget is blown until december

) so when I recover from this trip, what are some good, or decent, candela wrapped cigars?

G G · 11-11-2010, 07:36 PM

I have only smoked a couple and wasn't a fan. My understanding is that most are very mild and that's why I don't care for them. I like strong cigars. I am no expert on the subject by no means though.

acarr · 11-11-2010, 07:39 PM

I have never tried one. Next time I am in a store I will try to hunt one down. I have always wondered what they were like.

G G · 11-11-2010, 07:44 PM

grassy I think

11-11-2010, 07:48 PM

I really don't have any clue about them, so if I get a chance to get one I'm taking it, I've just never even seen one, so its one of those things I gotta try, like it or not

G G · 11-11-2010, 07:49 PM

I had a camacho, and it wasn't half bad, just mild.

11-11-2010, 07:53 PM

Yeah, that's one thing, I don't wanna spend a whole lot on something that's like the Illusione Epernay I had recently (buttery burning paper

) idk if that's just because my palate isn't tuned for mild cigars or I got a dud, but I prefer medium-bold cigars most of the time.

md4958 · 11-11-2010, 08:05 PM

Ill save you the trouble, they taste like this:

G G · 11-11-2010, 08:06 PM

who is that guy, aint that what I said?

11-11-2010, 08:13 PM

Illusione 88 and 888 in candela are delish.

md4958 · 11-11-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ggainey

who is that guy, aint that what I said?

yeah, but I said it with more pizazz!

DaBear · 11-11-2010, 08:23 PM

AF 8-5-8s come in a candela wrapper and they won't break your wallet

G G · 11-11-2010, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md4958

yeah, but I said it with more pizazz!

granted

Gargoyle · 11-11-2010, 08:28 PM

I had a Graycliff candella and wasn't a fan. It was long time ago, but I think it was somewhat bitter.

Emjaysmash · 11-11-2010, 08:53 PM

I was sent a sample of Candelas. The best was the A.F. Candela, BUT that is no saying too much. They mostly tasted like grass. If you had the Illusione hl Candela, then you probably had the best Candela out there IMHO.

Brooks W · 11-11-2010, 09:30 PM

Actually, the Illusione Holy Lance Candela is quite good...surprisingly good, honestly...

I would buy a box, if I could find one...Grassy, sure, but with a great spice and sweetness as well...

~brooks

11-11-2010, 09:40 PM

Haha, I wish I could even find one, I'm gonna try the candela 8-5-8 at some point, but I guess its not gonna blow me away from what people say

11-11-2010, 09:48 PM

Anything green like that instantly brings to mind the AyC Grenadier. How i LOATHE the smell of those things....... used to work in a stop and go type place and there was a guy who always smoked em, always came in drunk, and on a few occasions puked on the floor.. I don't do green cigars, no matter if the angels made em or not.

J0eybb · 11-11-2010, 10:28 PM

Is it wrong to order some of these for St. Patty's day, or is it the n00b thing to do? I'll be ordering at least a fiver of green cigars. hopefully they don't suck.

Emjaysmash · 11-12-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by J0eybb

Is it wrong to order some of these for St. Patty's day, or is it the n00b thing to do? I'll be ordering at least a fiver of green cigars. hopefully they don't suck.

That's a fun idea! I think a green cigar should go with your green beer!

11-11-2010, 07:33 PM	#1
gijoey959 Guest Posts: n/a	Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I recently saw a barberpole cigar with a green stripe and I had no idea what it was, so I started my hunt. I found out it was a candela wrapper, and then found out that it was a really popular wrapper in the 50's and 60's, which finally explains why some of the fake gangster cigars at the halloween store were a mint green shade. Needless to say, now I'm very curious So I've found that the Illusione Holy Lance Candela was really good, but I can't find any (plus my cigar budget is blown until december ) so when I recover from this trip, what are some good, or decent, candela wrapped cigars?

11-11-2010, 07:36 PM	#2
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,737 Trading: (10)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I have only smoked a couple and wasn't a fan. My understanding is that most are very mild and that's why I don't care for them. I like strong cigars. I am no expert on the subject by no means though.

11-11-2010, 07:39 PM	#3
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I have never tried one. Next time I am in a store I will try to hunt one down. I have always wondered what they were like.

11-11-2010, 07:44 PM	#4
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,737 Trading: (10)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? grassy I think

11-11-2010, 07:48 PM	#5
gijoey959 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I really don't have any clue about them, so if I get a chance to get one I'm taking it, I've just never even seen one, so its one of those things I gotta try, like it or not

11-11-2010, 07:49 PM	#6
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,737 Trading: (10)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I had a camacho, and it wasn't half bad, just mild.

11-11-2010, 07:53 PM	#7
gijoey959 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Yeah, that's one thing, I don't wanna spend a whole lot on something that's like the Illusione Epernay I had recently (buttery burning paper ) idk if that's just because my palate isn't tuned for mild cigars or I got a dud, but I prefer medium-bold cigars most of the time.

11-11-2010, 08:05 PM	#8
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Ill save you the trouble, they taste like this: __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

11-11-2010, 08:06 PM	#9
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,737 Trading: (10)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? who is that guy, aint that what I said?

11-11-2010, 08:13 PM	#10
Vegan702 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Illusione 88 and 888 in candela are delish.

11-11-2010, 08:23 PM	#12
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? AF 8-5-8s come in a candela wrapper and they won't break your wallet

11-11-2010, 08:28 PM	#14
Gargoyle Got Coffee? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Central MA Posts: 389 Trading: (7)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I had a Graycliff candella and wasn't a fan. It was long time ago, but I think it was somewhat bitter. __________________ Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it. ~Not Your Average Dictionary

11-11-2010, 08:53 PM	#15
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? I was sent a sample of Candelas. The best was the A.F. Candela, BUT that is no saying too much. They mostly tasted like grass. If you had the Illusione hl Candela, then you probably had the best Candela out there IMHO. __________________

11-11-2010, 09:30 PM	#16
Brooks W Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 833 Trading: (70)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Actually, the Illusione Holy Lance Candela is quite good...surprisingly good, honestly... I would buy a box, if I could find one...Grassy, sure, but with a great spice and sweetness as well... ~brooks

11-11-2010, 09:40 PM	#17
gijoey959 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Haha, I wish I could even find one, I'm gonna try the candela 8-5-8 at some point, but I guess its not gonna blow me away from what people say

11-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#18
Madwolf Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Anything green like that instantly brings to mind the AyC Grenadier. How i LOATHE the smell of those things....... used to work in a stop and go type place and there was a guy who always smoked em, always came in drunk, and on a few occasions puked on the floor.. I don't do green cigars, no matter if the angels made em or not.

11-11-2010, 10:28 PM	#19
J0eybb Feeling up at Home Join Date: Feb 2010 First Name: Joe Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,084 Trading: (5)	Re: Any good sticks with candela wrappers? Is it wrong to order some of these for St. Patty's day, or is it the n00b thing to do? I'll be ordering at least a fiver of green cigars. hopefully they don't suck. __________________ Live Chat http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=60202