How has your pallette evolved?

[brigey57]

Originally Posted by Scottw

Since I've only been smoking seriously for the past year, I just started realizing this. One of the first cigars I loved was the RP connecticut. Smooth wrapper, mild yet good flavored smoke, even burn, etc. Couldn't get enough of them but then..................I hit the slope hard. I started trying to smoke all blends, wrappers, fillers. I paired many with different drinks (like a sommelier) and after specific meals to really experience all the stogie had to offer and compliment. Anyway, I haven't had a RP connie in about 6-7 months. The other morning, I was putting together firewood racks outside and I figure I'd go with a good morning stick. I had 2 RP's left so I grabbed one.It lit great and burned well, but I could not handle the mild and one dimensional aspect of this stick nor the flavors. The cigar was so boring that I pitched it halfway through and I used to get these things down to the nub.Maybe it was the fact that it aged too long and went past it's prime. Have you had sticks that in the past you loved but didn't like them as your cigar hobby and pallette evolved?

I remember when I smoked nothing but Dominican cigars. Mild and reasonably inexpensive. Then I hit the big times and my palette matured. I enjoy the more medium to full body Honduran or Nicaraguan smokes now. I lean to a maduro over a Connecticut shade and a full over a mild smoke. However, I picked up a box of Cuesta-Rey Centenario that was mild but had some hidden flavors that make it still a favorite smoke of mine.

Never underestimate the potential of a mild full flavored cigar. Their out there and it will surprise you when you are looking for something completely different.

Now that I have been smoking for more than ten years I can only say here's to the best of both worlds to you...

[longknocker]

I've been smoking cigars for 2 years now. At first, I only liked Mild Connecticuts like Macanudo & R&J. Now I prefer DPG and My current favorite, Padilla Obsidian!

Greg

[alley00p]

I've only been smoking cigars for about 6 months now and I noticed that my tastes have changed. I started with mild sticks and have gradually moved into the medium sticks.

Part of that is been due to taking part in PIFs and trades so that I have experienced a lot of new and different brands and strength profiles. I've received a few ISOMs, but have smoked those sparingly, trying to make them last.

I think eveyone's palate will change as they continue to experience new brands and blends.

[groogs]

I have been smoking cigars seriously for about three years, and I have somewhat moved in a circle. I started out smoking medium bodied maduros, and eventually moved torward Conne wrapers. Now I have settled back into medium to full maduros. I still enjoy a Conne in the morning with my coffee, but I usually gravitate torward maduros. I have also discovered the cc's in the past year, and I think that is going to be a whole new evolution.

[Bax]

Same here, used tolove the mild sticks. Now more of a med-full kick. I loved the Monte Whites and now it's one of my favorite pass along sticks.

[TripleF]

Started out with the 'milds' but in a 2 year period, as has lonknocker above, I've grown to love the Hondurans, Nicaraguans, leaning towards Sun Grown and Maduro's more and more.

[BlackIrish]

Originally Posted by brigey57

Never underestimate the potential of a mild full flavored cigar. Their out there and it will surprise you when you are looking for something completely different.

Like almost everyone else posting here, I've gravitated toward more muscular smokes. But I also like having different styles at different times of day, and I agree wholeheartedly that mild but full-flavored are a treat to smoke earlier in the day. They're not as easy to find as good full bodied smokes, but Cuesta Ray Centro Fino Sungrown is a nice choice. I'm always looking to find others.

BlackIrish

My palette went to Cuba and fell in love with it's floral beauty.

Somewhere at the beginning of this year my palette changed for everything - not just cigars. I stopped liking beef jerky almost overnight. It went from one of my favorite snacks ever, to "I am gonna chuck if I eat this!". I started liking less hoppy beers, different foods with more subtle flavors, etc. And at the same time cigars went from OK to amazing.

Since the spring, I went from maduro to peppery and now I'm coming back to medium and even mild-medium sticks as long as they're not one-dimensional.

My palette seems to be constantly changing, and I kinda like that.

I went from Maduro everything, the darker the better.

Now I firmly like the flavor of floral with little to no spice.