I finally figured how to retrohale - kuzi's suggestion helped me figure the sensation, what I should be feeling when it happens. Now I just shove my tongue against the roof of my mouth while exhaling through my nose (I think clearlysuspect or sightunseen recommended this?) - took about an hour, but I can do it on command and it's pretty cool (still burns like hell with this RP Decade I'm smoking)
I finally figured how to retrohale - kuzi's suggestion helped me figure the sensation, what I should be feeling when it happens. Now I just shove my tongue against the roof of my mouth while exhaling through my nose (I think clearlysuspect or sightunseen recommended this?) - took about an hour, but I can do it on command and it's pretty cool (still burns like hell with this RP Decade I'm smoking)
yeah... i would stick with milder cigars for starters. after a while a DPG blue or LDF DL Maduro wont bother you at all. its a combination getting used to it and knowing how much to push through.
yea i started out with the mild cigars and now getting into medium cant wait untill i start to enjoy the full and all the flavors and taste of all cigars. great thread kuzi
I've studied to this post several times to improve my smoking experience. One question though, are the graphs at the beginning of this article copyrighted? I would like to print several for friends that enjoy cigar as well with out infringing on someone's work.
Even though I wish I could say otherwise, I'm still at the beginning stages of developing my palate
you make it sound like its a bad thing. being new is some of the best time to smoke cigars. there is so much that it new. there are no prejudices to a particular country, maker, blender, or style. everything is wide open.
that is true, but i feel that a good handfull of mild cigars under your belt is the way to go because some people dont handle the full bodied stuff quickly. an early bad experience may keep people out of the hobby all together.
great thread kuzi. glad it got revived. I can't wait to start developing my palate using these tips. I'm right where Alex pointed out, I like some cigars, and dislike some, but really can't tell why flavor wise. The tips on exhaling, etc. I'll definitely work on. I 'm gonna get a little notepad to write down details, thoughts for each cigar. It'd be neat to see my initial notes further on in the future.
Even though I wish I could say otherwise, I'm still at the beginning stages of developing my palate
you make it sound like its a bad thing. being new is some of the best time to smoke cigars. there is so much that it new. there are no prejudices to a particular country, maker, blender, or style. everything is wide open.
Definitely. Picking up some of those more obscure flavors for the first time or finally connecting with the description of a cigar someone else wrote and being able to relate it to your experience, those are super rewarding moments.
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