| Hosted by | Seymour Library |
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| Details | The Seymour Library welcomes back the historian John Cilio. Mr. Cilio will present a talk on a prized Connecticut commodity shade grown tobacco wrappers. The cigar wrapper is the tobacco leaf that you see on the outside of the cigar. Makers feel that a wrapper has the potential to impact the subtle flavor notes of a great cigar. Connecticut started growing tobacco in 1640, eventually producing shade-grown tobacco wrappers in 1901. Connecticut farmers have produces some of the finest wrappers in the world. To produce this cash crop, farmers use cheesecloth or nylon netting to help protect the growing leaves from the sun’s rays and damaging winds. The technique has elevated Connecticut gown shade tobacco wrappers into the top tier of choices from more than 50 that exist. Learn some of the histories of tobacco, cigars and Connecticut shade-grown wrappers with us. This is an in person event and no registration is needed to attend the talk. For more information on this event please call the Library at 203 – 888-3903. |
| Admission | Free |
| Location | Seymour Public Library |
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| More Info | info link |