The taste of a good cigar

[jackohalloran]

Im fairly new to smoking cigars but i have had a few what are supposed to be pretty good ones.

but im failing to taste any of those trademark tastes. Do i just need more experience to distinguish flavours? i know my pallet is ok because i dont have this problem with wine.

Any ideas, or suggestions???

[cigcars]

*Of course, you may not want too much interference of other pungent foods lingering, i.e. onions, garlic, romano cheese, etc. just fresh on your person. When one selects his habano from his/her humidor, just stand over it and inhale the fragrance...it is similar to an almost maple & raisin like aroma. When you clip the tip, try drawing on the unlit stick. You will find a similar faint taste of the same on your tongue. When lit, the smoke should be cool & sweet to the tongue. The Bolivar Tubos I notice have a salty taste. While smoking and enjoying, I must confess I've never tasted "chocolate and nutmeg" - NEVER. Some Dominicans have a faint cinnamin aroma in my view. In essence, you just rest back in your easy chair, gently savor the smoke and aroma, and ponder with relaxed contemplation...what does this aroma remind me of

[Puros Y Vino]

This might help

http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/inde...showtopic=95707

Take a look around your house for any items that appear on that list. Smell them, taste them. Next time you smoke a cigar, try to pick out anything you recognize.

People's palates will differ. Others will taste things you can't and vice-versa.

[mazolaman]

I have to admit,Jack,that I do not taste some of the flavours others do.

However,on the odd puff,i'll pick up a little bit of something,and can generally pick up an over all flavour profile for a cigar,just not the finer nuances.

with some cigars I can pick up the changes in flavour,usually in the stronger brands.

It is difficult,as generally,these flavours are faint and fleeting.

[hakamo0o]

Hi,

Try to exhale out of your nose, or even try to take a breath after blowing out the smoke and exhale it out of your nose. That works for me and I am still new too

[anacostiakat]

I love the taste of a good cigar... The taste, you know that tobacco taste... Tastes like, victory...

[Colt45]

Personally, I think the longer you smoke, the more you should be able to pick up on some of the more subtle elements. This of course is

dependent on the cigars themselves offering up these flavors - that they are not one dimensional or "off". Have you smoked many cigars

with at least a couple years of age?

When you started drinking wine, were you immediately able to detect all the nuances of flavor, or did it take a little time? With a good cigar,

I can often sense differences between inhale, mid palate, exhale, and finish - kind of like a good wine.

Give it a little time

[jackohalloran]

Cool, thanks for the advice! i guess il just have to keep on smoking and trying different brands and basically extent my pallet

[jackohalloran]

Cool, thanks for the advice! i guess il just have to keep on smoking and trying different brands and basically extent my pallet