Noella Help ...

[njstone]

So this is weird ...

I have a box of Tatuaje Noellas that I got last summer (box date July '09). When I got them, I noticed that they have very dark wrappers ... VERY dark.

I posted the picture (below) in another thread, and a few people commented that these might be OR Noella Reservas (i.e. '06) because they were so dark. I said that couldn't be the case, since they had a box date of '09. I figured it was just natural wrapper variation (this entire box is that dark)--or on the outside chance, they could have been Reserva '09s and were mislabeled.

Well, I like my Noella's to age a bit, so I haven't gotten around to smoking one until right now (I'm 1/2 way through it). This does NOT taste like a regular Noella to me, and it does NOT have the distinctive wrapper taste of the Noella Reserva '09. I'm at a loss. The earthy/grassy, Cubanesque tobacco flavor is there, but there is also a strong and distinct other flavor that reminds me a lot of ... a Tat Verocu! It does not taste like what I'd expect a Verocu Corona to taste like--it's definitely a brown label--but it has that distinctive sweet-spicy twang that I love about the Verocu. [I admit the possibility that my palate may be off or something, and I did smoke a Boris earlier today, which tasted like they normally do, i.e. awesome, lol]

So what do you guys think is going on here?

Here is a picture:
(from top to bottom)
regular Noella
Noella Reserva '09 with slightly lighter wrapper
this "dark" Noella
Noella Reserva '09 with slightly darker wrapper

 

[Phi Delt]

Nate, there's something wrong with those, and I'm fully prepared to help you dispose of them properly, brother.

Just looking out for ya man.



:cbig::cbig:

 

[tcampbel]

This has been discussed many tiimes. The wrappers on the Cabinet series varies greatly. Some light some dark. But the OR Noellas did have the Reserva sticker on the boxes. I have some Cazadores that very A LOT. But Pete says this iskVERY common.

 

[njstone]

This has been discussed many tiimes. The wrappers on the Cabinet series varies greatly. Some light some dark. But the OR Noellas did have the Reserva sticker on the boxes. I have some Cazadores that very A LOT. But Pete says this iskVERY common.

That's what I said at first as well. But the thing is that these taste different to me :crosseyed

 

[tmoney2007]

Its all in your mind man! haha

 

[TheCigarKid]

I've seen other boxes from July 09 and I agree, they're really dark!

 

[Alwayslit]

Wet the wrapper down and see what happens:wink:

 

[Ed Monton]

Send me some samples and I'll let you know if they're the real deal. :stretchgr:stretchgr:stretchgr

 

[terrantheman]

Yeah just a slightly darker wrapper

 

[KPP]

Variation in wrapper color seems to be the obvious answer Nate. I don't think it's strictly in the cabinet series though. I saw a HUGE color difference between the wrapper color of the T110's that I bought from the 1st shipment and another couple that I received in trade. The two I rec'd were very, very dark.....MUCH darker than from each stick out of the box I purchased.

The response I got was the same. Simply a variation in wrapper color and nothing more. I'd say if they "taste" different to you (i.e. Oscuro wrapper)......smoke away and enjoy em' my friend!!! :cbig:

 

[Vegan702]

Had the same thing with some Hermosos I bought a week or so ago, they are darker than any other Tatuaje stick I have.

 

[hdroadglide]

any time you look in the b&m now at the tat selection the wrappers are all varying shades. i kinda like it.

 

[dpricenator]

Ah man Those are dyed. Quick send them to me, and I'll forward them to Rocky for disposal.