Training taste buds.

[shilala]

Retrohale, take small amounts of smoke, slow down, let the cigar captivate you, and you'll find out all sorts of things you've not noticed.
One thing I noticed from when I started that every single cigar I smoked tasted the same. It's because I smoked them all the same. 100 miles an hour, as fast as I could.
Flavors are nuance. There ain't much nuance in a sledgehammer.
I still wrestle with long skinny cc's, I enjoy them so much that I get them burning so hot that it ruins them. They go from very enjoyable to burning hay. I know who's fault that is now.
It helps to get with other guys who will teach you, literally, how to smoke a cigar to achieve what you're trying to achieve. There's nothing wrond with steamrollering through a cigar, but speed and heat is going to give the same effect with every cigar.

[lenguamor]

Originally Posted by shilala

Retrohale, take small amounts of smoke, slow down, let the cigar captivate you, and you'll find out all sorts of things you've not noticed.
One thing I noticed from when I started that every single cigar I smoked tasted the same. It's because I smoked them all the same. 100 miles an hour, as fast as I could.
Flavors are nuance. There ain't much nuance in a sledgehammer.
I still wrestle with long skinny cc's, I enjoy them so much that I get them burning so hot that it ruins them. They go from very enjoyable to burning hay. I know who's fault that is now.
It helps to get with other guys who will teach you, literally, how to smoke a cigar to achieve what you're trying to achieve. There's nothing wrond with steamrollering through a cigar, but speed and heat is going to give the same effect with every cigar.

Great post, Scott.

[oooo35980]

Originally Posted by shilala

Retrohale, take small amounts of smoke, slow down, let the cigar captivate you, and you'll find out all sorts of things you've not noticed.
One thing I noticed from when I started that every single cigar I smoked tasted the same. It's because I smoked them all the same. 100 miles an hour, as fast as I could.
Flavors are nuance. There ain't much nuance in a sledgehammer.
I still wrestle with long skinny cc's, I enjoy them so much that I get them burning so hot that it ruins them. They go from very enjoyable to burning hay. I know who's fault that is now.
It helps to get with other guys who will teach you, literally, how to smoke a cigar to achieve what you're trying to achieve. There's nothing wrond with steamrollering through a cigar, but speed and heat is going to give the same effect with every cigar.

I think I have been going a bit too fast. I'm attempting to slow down on an Undercrown I got today. I was tasting something that I knew I had tasted before but couldn't put my finger on it, looked up a review and while I was reading it sort of hit me, "Coffee". You'd think I could pick that out in my sleep as much coffee as I drink. I don't taste anything remotely floral or any cedar, nor do I really understand how the word creamy could possibly apply, but coffee is a start I guess.

As far as the "Awesome, Okay, Crappy" categories go, I'd put this one in the first column. I might have to get some more of these when I make room in my humidor.