To inhale or not to inhale

[PuroDan]

I inhale a few hits of each cigar. I retrohale often. Try to get as many tastes as possible.

[Orion21]

My grandfather used to tell me to draw the smoke, but never inhale. However, expel it little by little, but draw in small amount of cool air after every release of smoke. It cools the smoke still in your mouth and brings out the flavors of the cigars. It works I tell you.

[Nguneer]

No can do.

[Habana Mike]

My grandfather used to tell me to draw the smoke, but never inhale. However, expel it little by little, but draw in small amount of cool air after every release of smoke. It cools the smoke still in your mouth and brings out the flavors of the cigars. It works I tell you.

Great advice there. Good Grampa!

[DaBigDog]

My grandfather used to tell me to draw the smoke, but never inhale. However, expel it little by little, but draw in small amount of cool air after every release of smoke. It cools the smoke still in your mouth and brings out the flavors of the cigars. It works I tell you.

Thanks for the tip! Tried this and it takes some concentration, but seems to work.

[DaBigDog]

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[Orion21]

Thanks for the tip! Tried this and it takes some concentration, but seems to work.

So glad you tried it. No need to do this with every puff of the cigars. I normally do this every 2nd or third draw.

[cooper669]

Inhaling cigar smoke?.........not possible for me unless I wanted to puke for the next hour, I accidentally inhaled a puff once and only once.

[ralphie48]

in the mouth and out the nose time to time.. ive mistakenly inhaled a few times and it is a horrible experience

[cassius]

Never inhale. I would say I retrohale 75% of the puffs. 10% for ligero bomb NC ;-)

[bigben]

I do occasionally inhale a very dilute mix of smoke in air. Usually I do this when the smoke is especially fragrant or rich. I draw in the normal way, then slowly push it out through my mouth with my tongue instead of expelling with breath from my lungs, and then inhale through my nose. I'd say for every volume of smoke I push out, I dilute it 5-10 fold. I don't do it with every draw but I do occasionally do this. It gives a different sense of the smoke as compared to pure or diluted retronasal expelling.

This is commonly referred to as the French Inhale.

Wilkey

I do this exact thing IF the cigar is really good.

[Habana Mike]

Was out in LA a few weeks back with a group that smokes pretty much nothing but vintage (20+ years) cigars.

Had a couple I commented I could easily inhale. And did....no ill effects as the smoke was so light, smooth and cool.

Otherwise, never. Are you kidding!

[TomF]

I will say that if the smoke is particularly fragrant and tasty I enjoy taking a good puff, letting it out slowly so that it forms a cloud in front of my face, and then sticking my nose into the cloud to take a whiff. I also really like to wave the foot of a fragrant cigar under my nose to experience the aroma.

But inhaling directly? Hell no!!

[cigarbreak]

I've recently made the mistake a few times of inhaling when i've got a buzz going on from single malt...not a fun experience lol but can be funny lol.