what makes a cigar peppery and does full flavor mean peppery!

medic_x

betasynn

Well, I think a lot of it has to do with the characteristics of the tobacco, the nutrients it gets from the soil where it is grown, and how it's aged.

Renaissance_Man

You are somewhat correct in your assumption as there is a good correlation between that "peppery" taste that you feel and the "body" of the cigar. And you are right that the stronger a cigar, the more pepper there is. It is connected with the nicotine and tar content in the tobacco. The higher (stronger) it is the more "spicier" and "peppery" it seems... Also, the higher the tar and nicotine - the fuller the body!

KCW

fla-gypsy

It's all about the tobacco! More body does not always mean more pepper flavor, it can manifest flavor in many different ways.

docbp87

kuzi16

medic_x

cholmes8310

Krieg

under fermented tobacco will also cause a peppery taste...not saying that's a bad thing...

Renaissance_Man

Krieg:

under fermented tobacco will also cause a peppery taste...not saying that's a bad thing...

I didn't know that, but it does make sense... Interesting... Let's also not forget that probably all of us have a different definition of "pepper"! LOL

KCW

fla-gypsy

Quote: "so if you want spice, go with a nicaraguan natural sun-grown corojo wrapper with a fair amount of nicaraguan ligero filler and a nicaraguan binder" Man you just described my perfect cigar!

Hayblet

fla-gypsy:

Quote: "so if you want spice, go with a nicaraguan natural sun-grown corojo wrapper with a fair amount of nicaraguan ligero filler and a nicaraguan binder" Man you just described my perfect cigar!

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