Taste descriptions !!!!!!

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by Volt

See if this thread helps out. It was a blind taste test that provided a lot of insight.

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...ht=wayne+blind

Hey,

The above is a very good starting point and should prove to be very helpful for what you are trying to accomplish. Most of it comes down to the point of one not having the correct mental link established.

Out of the flavors the OP listed, how many of those do you eat regularlly? If only a couple or none, then you would have trouble detecting those flavors in a cigar. You need to create the link in your brain to the taste you want. The above link shows how to do this.

[Volt]

Thanks again Wayne for letting me participate. I think at this point I detect more flavors than before, but getting a name to them is still a work in progress.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by Volt

Thanks again Wayne for letting me participate. I think at this point I detect more flavors than before, but getting a name to them is still a work in progress.

Then you need to go to the flavor wheel and use the method of thinking of something silly when visualizing that flavor. If you truly do that, it is hard to forget that link if even if you wanted to.

[goatfarmer]

Wow, I am not alone, I have a hell of a time writting a review. I can be setting among a group of other cigar enthusiast smoking the same cigar as they describe the various flavors they experience, if anyone were to ask me I can only tell them whether the cigar is good or bad. Been smoking cigars for some time and only recently started to appreciate them and focus on the cigars aroma, flavors, and contruction; but for now, the cigar's characteristics are either 'good or bad'.

[romwarrior]

Originally Posted by cab28

It helps me to inhale thru my mouth then exhale out my nose AFTER I've exhaled the smoke.

[JayBird]

Originally Posted by r-ice

your not the only one, for me its either good or not good

Same here, I either like it or I don't.

[hotreds]

You know, that brings to mind my trying to smoke a pipe years ago because I loved the smell of some of the tobaccos. Alas, the only taste I could detect WAS tobacco- the taste was not nearly as good as the aroma I had smelled! So I just quit in disgust! This was about 30 years ago, never cared to try again, now am happy with my cigars even tho I can't taste all the special flavors some do.

[jaycarla]

I too was worried about not getting all the flavor out of a cigar. I am now almost 1 year into smoking and I can say this for a fact. In my last 2 months I have been able to pick up more and more of the flavors.

Part of it I think is changing up smoking styles. Another is pairing with different beverages and not getting stuck with my faves.

I could ramble on here forever. Get excited talking about it!

Bottom line for the smoker that is just starting out, it will get better and better. It is still almost overwhelming to know that it will continue to get better as I continue on this ride.

[bobarian]

This is a good way to try to focus your palette. It really opened my eyes.
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthread.php?t=109223

[sikk50]

So tonite I had a Florde Marquez. First time I have ever been able to pick out a flavor very clearly. It was grassy and couldn't be ignored with how prominet it was

[Chico57]

Originally Posted by r-ice

your not the only one, for me its either good or not good

Glad to see it's not just me. There was one exception though, I was smoking a LGD about a month ago and picked up on hints of cherry. I thought it was a fluke but the flavor stayed for about half of the cigar.
Boy did I get excited! Unfortunatly that experience has not happened since.

[Tredegar]

I just had a Taboo (my first) this morning and the only taste I could come up with was wet paper towel.

[cbsmokin]

Originally Posted by r-ice

your not the only one, for me its either good or not good

I'm not sure I even have that down yet.

[pbrennan10]

Originally Posted by wallyevs012

I can't define the characteristics of taste

Ha Ha Ha

You silly peasant.

[Donatom3]

Smoking cigars, seems to be very similar to my early wine drinking experience. Early on I could only tell if a wine was good or bad. Then as time went on and I had experienced more wines, I could more accurately tell how good or bad a wine was. (It helps when your dad owns a restaurant, and he takes you with him to wine tastings). After being able to descern how good or bad it was I started focusing on picking out specific flavors. Like the type of wood the wine was aged in, what other fruit flavors that were in the wine and so forth. I had my dad there to point me in the direction of the flavors I should be picking up, and of course it helps when you know what foods to pair with the wine. After a while I was able to start picking out flavors on my own, and really started enjoying wine even more. What I can say is that developing a pallette takes time. I think some great suggestions were made in this thread, such as reading reviews of a particular cigar just before trying it to see if you can pick out those flavors, taking notes of what you can pick up, and just keep at it.