Is this typical?

[sarcasm]

Crap, they didn't make one. LOL

I would guess from different crops that were grown at different times could make that happen. I see it it from time to time.

+1 The darker the berry the sweeter the juice.

#-o , we're talking cigars here. I lost focus for a quick second.

Yes, I've often bought from different vendors at different times.

B&M's often refill their display/shelf boxes with cigars from another box, so you can only apply that theory if the box still has the factory seal.

And, yes, they do sort the cigars by color / shade when boxing, just about all NC manufacturers do. The boxes themselves are not marked though, so if a shop where to order, say 10 boxes, it's possible that they would get a few different shades by going from box to box.

It can be, yes. I've had T52s in all of those shades too. I wouldn't worry about it, it's a natural product, sometimes they ferment darker, sometimes they ferment lighter. I've seen similar color variations from many manufacturers in their darker cigars, even Padron & Fuente.

maybe it's just me, but I thought it was funny.

sometimes it's very difficult to tell maddies from "natural" padrons at the b&m

Not surprising, the only difference between the maduro and the natural padrons in the x000 lines is what pile the wrappers were sorted into when they broke down the pilon for the final time. Dark ones go in one pile, lighter ones in another. IIRC the PAM/PAN wrappers get treated separately.

yeah, I forgot to specify that I meant the x000s. Thanks

I had this happen with thr T110. One was as dark and rough as a nice maduro and the other was very light brown and smooth.

Adam I was hoping you would see this. You seem to always answer my LP questions lol.

I guess I have never bought them until I was out of them.

Cheers!