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Originally Posted by tnip23
thanks Dave for the review and the explanation of flavor variance between mouth and nose exhaling. I love the anejos and i have always been in the nc's are as good as ccs camp, maybe this is why. I am predominatly a mouth exhaler, exhaling maybe 1 out of 10 or 15 times through the nose. i have never liked the harshness of smoke going through my nasal passages so i have limited the number of times i do it, doing it once in awhile just to experience different flavors.
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I found these facts whilst googling...
"80% of taste is perceived retronasally, 10% nasally and another 10% by taste buds. This goes to show how important the sense of smell is in tasting."
Retronasal or posterior nasal/posterior nares: the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx. So, when you take a puff on a cigar and exhale through your noise, you are using your posterior nares. This accounts for 80% of the tastes you perceive.