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Tasting a cigar
cigarlover22 Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 06-29-2015
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Truth is I always "tasted" cigars, however when I read cigars discriptions and they said chocolate/coffee/earth... I could never taste those flavors. So I decided to watch a video about it on youtube. The video gave some insights ho to properly smoke to help someone taste a cigar.

So I thought what the hell and attempted the new things I have learned... MIND BLOWN. I could now taste all the little flavors in the cigar I smoked.

By the way, I do not know what "earth" is supposed to taste like. Can someone fill me in on what that "taste" is?
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,473
Like taint.
soundta Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 02-12-2007
Posts: 669
Welcome to the world of retrohaling, it opens a whole other level to your cigars.

- Jerry
jespear Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
cigarlover22 wrote:
Truth is I always "tasted" cigars, however when I read cigars discriptions and they said chocolate/coffee/earth... I could never taste those flavors. So I decided to watch a video about it on youtube. The video gave some insights ho to properly smoke to help someone taste a cigar.

So I thought what the hell and attempted the new things I have learned... MIND BLOWN. I could now taste all the little flavors in the cigar I smoked.

By the way, I do not know what "earth" is supposed to taste like. Can someone fill me in on what that "taste" is?


I think I watched the same video.
After trying to "retro-hale" the way the guy taught, all that happens is my nose gets a prominent burning sensation.
Guess I need more practice. d'oh!
99cobra2881 Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 11-19-2013
Posts: 2,472
Retrohale slowly. That opened up more flavors through the nose for me.
cigarlover22 Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 06-29-2015
Posts: 490
jespear wrote:
I think I watched the same video.
After trying to "retro-hale" the way the guy taught, all that happens is my nose gets a prominent burning sensation.
Guess I need more practice. d'oh!



A really slow steady "4 second" draw while breathing through your nose does wonders.... Practice without a cigar thats what I did...
shaun341 Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 08-02-2012
Posts: 8,826
ZRX1200 wrote:
Like dirty taint.



fixed t for you
danmdevries Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 02-11-2014
Posts: 17,115
It ain't where it is and it ain't where it ain't

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-8epxeQxU
hombre Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 11-16-2005
Posts: 6,586
I learned how to pull out subtle flavors and recognize them with years of reading reviews of a a few good brothers and looking for those flavors. Read the reviews while smoking.

Now i recognize all sorts of flavors.

ZRZ. I got taint out of the Flor de Baloney by the company kinda known as junior......
tonygraz Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,173
I remember Flor de B. Not a bad cigar, but it didn't have much of anything for flavor.
dstieger Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 06-22-2007
Posts: 10,889
ZRX1200 wrote:
Like taint.



Weird....I was at an event with/by one of our BOTL from here on Saturday.....a potential customer was smelling a CH product and described the scent as taint. Then bought one.
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