Is my palate broken?

[Bageland2000]

Originally Posted by Sonic04GT

Haha this is what I assumed, but I'm colorblind, wear glasses, and hard of hearing at age 24. Figured my whole body hates me

I just feel as if I'm going through these premium cigars and can't truly enjoy them to the point where I can say I like this more than that. I mean what the heck does leather taste like?! Can't say I've ever eaten it.

Don't get me wrong, every one is an enjoyable experience but if you gave me two unlabeled cigars, one costing $2 and the other costing $20 I probably couldn't tell the difference by taste. The main things that stand out to me are burn, ash, and draw, and of course bitterness if it gets too hot. Oh, and volume of smoke, but that probably plays in with draw and burn.

No one is a wine connoisseur the first few years they drink wine. It takes time to develop what you like. I'm certainly still developing my palate. I will say however, that my best experiences (save some... i.e. a certain Padron) have been from some inexpensive but quality smokes. That's why I've aimed at keeping my budget low until my palate develops a little. Again, no one starts by dropping $50 on a bottle of wine consistently. My suggestion is to check out some of the cheap smokes in this thread:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ighlight=cheap

Personally some that I love:
Mayorga Robustos (amazing and dirt cheap)
Anything CAO (specifically La Traviata and Brazilia)
5 vegas
Some cheaper Fuentes
Some cheaper Perdomos
Brickhouse
And Fuente Opus X

Also experiment with Samplers that go on sale. If you haven't tried it and it's cheap (provided it has some good reviews) go for it!