Viva la Snorking! Also...how to nose smoke.

[Bobb]

Snorking, a.k.a. nose smoking, is something I am starting to LOVE!!! At herf's I tend to do it once and a while to help me appreciate fantastic cigars that people are willing to share...now I do it with every cigar I place against my lips. The amount of flavor you get through your nose is AMAZING!! You can really taste the subtle nuances of a cigar when snorking. Think about hoe food looses a ton of flavor when you are sick. That is because a lot of our taste is dependent on our sense of smell.

It came across me yesterday that not everybody practices snorking...and some people do not know how...so I am going to attempt to explain how I do it, and hopefully I can help some people out.

To begin, you may want to start with a milder cigar that still has a lot of flavor. I am smoking a Rocky Patel 1999 Connecticut right now and it is very smooth and slightly complex...IMO, a perfect candidate for snorking.

• The first thing to do is take a decent sized breath and hold it in your lungs...not a huge breath, but enough so you are not uncomfortable holding it for 10 seconds or so.
  
• Next, take a mouthful of smoke and hold it in your mouth for a second or two
  
• Now blow out about 70%-80% of the smoke, holding the rest in your mouth.
  
• Now, close your mouth, relax your throat, and WITHOUT inhaling, blow the air from your lungs out your nose. Thanks to our wonderful friend physics (The Bernoulli’s Principle) the current of air will suck the smoke out of your mouth and send it though your nose.
  
• Finally, expel any extra air that might be in your lungs out of your mouth so when you inhale, your mouth will be empty of smoke. Remember, there are no taste receptors in your lungs, so smoke does not need to enter them.

This might sting/burn a little the first time...if it does, try blowing more smoke out your mouth before sending it out your nose. Eventually, you should be able to tolerate more and more smoke out your nose without the burn.

I hope this helps some people who have heard of snorking and are having difficulties with it; and opens a whole new world of flavors to the people hearing about it for the first time.

Enjoy!
~Bobb

[Kimyounil]

Thanks for the little how to, I've been working on trying to "snork" more and this really helps.

[King James]

good write up. I learned how to do it at shack herf last year. Once you get good at it, becomes like second nature.

[Texan in Mexico]

I agree, once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature but I really like your entry as I see lots of guys just blow thru their noses and not savor the flavors produced, your how-to is right on - thanks alot!

[JordanWexler]

I will have to try this out - i always try and fail miserably.
Translation:
I end up making faces and looking stupid.

[Bobb]

Originally Posted by King James

good write up. I learned how to do it at shack herf last year. Once you get good at it, becomes like second nature.

Thanks man! I might be going down to your neck of the woods soon. When that happens I'll let you know...there my need to be some herfin' involved

[Sandman]

Honestly, I can't imagine not nose smoking cigars. It is an absolute must! I'm actually surprised at how few people actually do it.

Thanks for the thread Bobb.

[Mullet]

i don't understand the necessity of having air in your lungs "pre puff?"

I usually will puff, blow out my mouth, close my mouth and wait about 2 seconds, then exhale out my nose.

Please explain why step 1 is necessary so that I can try to sharpen this technique.

I actually tend to blow a lot of smoke out of my nose on each puff. And then I open my mouth at the VERY end of the smoke going out my nose to really taste everything at once.

[awsmith4]

This has been the most helpful thread on nose smoking yet, imho, I finally got it after about 20 mins

[Da Klugs]

Next thing you know folks will admit to not putting grape jelly on their grilled cheese.

The modulated nose exhale is inherent to the enjoyment of all a cigar has to offer.

[sikk50]

Wow, that's easier, than how I was always trying to do it! Hurray for physics!

[redryno247]

Great tip, thanks, now all I need to do is give it a try.

[Bobb]

Originally Posted by Mullet

i don't understand the necessity of having air in your lungs "pre puff?"

I usually will puff, blow out my mouth, close my mouth and wait about 2 seconds, then exhale out my nose.

Please explain why step 1 is necessary so that I can try to sharpen this technique.

I actually tend to blow a lot of smoke out of my nose on each puff. And then I open my mouth at the VERY end of the smoke going out my nose to really taste everything at once.

I am not sure if step 1 is 100% necessary or not...but it's something I do. I find that if I take a draw on my cigar and I do not have air in my lungs...I sometime feel the need to take a breath and the accidental cigar smoke inhale is more likely to happen.

[Dwharmsway]

I've tried blowing the smoke out my nose it the past, but it has burned like no tomorrow.

I think it's because I'm blowing to much smoke out. Nice guide, I'll have to try it tonight!

[CJ71976]

Also I've found that I can tolerate medium lighter smokes this way, but Maduro smokes burn the h.e.double hockey sticks out of my nasal passages.