Change in palate or sick cigar?

[Joker]

Over the last few days I have had a SLR Series A & RJ Belicosos, which had an underlying 'metallic' flavour to them. Needless to say they were not as enjoyable as the ones I have had in the past (same boxes)

Is my palate changing or are the cigars going through their 'sick period' ?

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

Thanks in advance for any comments / advice

Joker

PS I had a HDM Epi 2 recently which restored my enjoyment in smoking cigars - nuts &cream - fantastic!!

[Diamondog]

Any of that is possible, any number of things can influence how a cigar is tasting, food, drink, health, medicine, palate changing, humidor conditions, sick period, bum sticks hard to say, sampling more over time tells the tale

[stargazer14]

Metallic taste? Sounds like YOU may be about to go through a sick period!

Good news is the cigars are fine.

[Pilgrims]

Without wishing to sound weird have you had an pine-nuts recently? There is a type of them that gives you an awful metallic taste

[bassman]

Hard to pinpoint. How old are the cigars? They could be going through a sick period- or it could be palate fatigue, food or allergies, or your cigar taste may be changing. For many years SLR Serie A was one of my favorites. The past few years they are really nothing special to me- even the ones left from my 03 cab that I used to like so much.

[iamphilzone]

I had a box of Monte #2's 2011 same acrid metallic taste. Next box same year were great.

[Dbone]

Metallic taste? Sounds like YOU may be about to go through a sick period!

Good news is the cigars are fine.

Just what I was thinking