Giving the taste buds a break....

dinobelair

Does anyone out there find that you need to take a break from cigars for a few days or longer to reset your palette? I am finding that I am missing subtle tastes in my cigars and am thinking of taking a break for a few days. Most everything I am smoking seems to just taste muddy.

RCY Cigars

It's been talked about before. I drink V8 juice, this helps reset my palate. There are other things you can do. But this is what works for me. You might want to try that. If not, others use tonic water. I don't like the taste of that unless it's with a drink, lol. The acid in these drinks helps replenish your tatse buds. I'm no expert but, I'm pretty sure the more knowledgable guys on here will chime in any minute.

kuzi16

Hawk55

Schweppes (sp) OR Canada Dry Bitter Lemon drink helps a lot. Not that I smoke more than one a day at best..

MTuccelli

My taste buds know if they act up I will smoke them into submission!!

Diamondog

Try Club soda....

mfotis

I go the mater juice route as well, well it's more like a bloody mary but with only pepper, tobasco and salt.

fla-gypsy

MTuccelli:

My taste buds know if they act up I will smoke them into submission!!

This is my solution as well! You can also grab something stouter to wake them up. I try to start out with medium type smokes and then move to the hard stuff each day.

j0z3r

I don't know if it's taste bud fatigue, but every so often, a cigar is just not palatable to me, I had a day like that yesterday where nothing was tasting good. Then there are those days where I just don't want a cigar. I think a good rest every once in a while is a good thing if you're accustomed to smoking daily.

boydmcgowan

DSWarmack

boydmcgowan

GadwinDuil

I give my palate a rest from cigars every night while I sleep.

Russ55

Schrooz

Have you tried your wife's... ahem ...know what i am getting at, huh? Anyway, I'll let your imagination do the filling in as it's such a kindly forum here. Personally , I think a set of vigorous cardio-vascular exercise and a good hearty dinner will reset your palate faster than anything.

Krieg

I tend to smoke medium to full bodied sticks, so I can tell when I need to let my palette rest, seems the cigars will just start to get bland after awhile.

millennium115

+1