After 30 years, I'm starting to get the hang of it.

405bench · 2009 21

I've been working to develope my ability to discern the various taste nuance's when smoking cigars. Not just seperating out tastes but putting a name to them. For whatever reason it is a very hard thing for me to do. Maybe dull taste buds? Anyway, I've just completed a Acid Kuba-Kuba and without a doubt I tasted coconut, more specifically toasted coconut, like when you eat a toasted macaroon. I found myself putting the tip of my tounge...tunge...tung....(the thing in my mouth) on the end of the cigar while I drew (slowly) and had the smoke completely invelop it (the thing in my mouth) and wahla! toasted coconut!

The cigar, as I'm finding with most of the Acid maduro ones, was very good in all respects. The one negative was at the last 2" of cigar, it balooned out to half again its size and split the wrapper. Still smoke good but certainly lost points on the astetic catagory.

kuzi16 · 2009 21

good for you!

i hope for you that this is only the beginning

kaspera79 · 2009 21

I've had that cigar too Bench, coconut it is ! And a lot more... ( tongue) by the way :}

phobicsquirrel · 2009 22

lol.. yeah I hear ya. I'm still trying to get the hang of it, and I've seen, or should I say tasted an improvement over the last several months.

jihiggs · 2009 22

not to be too much of a ***, but acid cigars have nothing to do with "subtle nuances" they are infused with potpouri to give you the punch assault on your senses.

kuzi16 · 2009 22

jihiggs:
not to be too much of a ***, but acid cigars have nothing to do with "subtle nuances" they are infused with potpouri to give you the punch assault on your senses.

though what you are saying is true, it can be a good way for those who have a difficult time to discerning specific flavors to start. from there one could go to more subtle blends like the java. then from the java you could go to el mejor espresso or greycliff espresso/ double espresso. Its a progression in learning.

gmill880 · 2009 22

good point Kuzi

405bench · 2009 22

jihiggs:
not to be too much of a ***, but acid cigars have nothing to do with "subtle nuances" they are infused with potpouri to give you the punch assault on your senses.

I never said "subtle" I said various.

jihiggs · 2009 24

very true, sorry to misquote, but subtle is implied when using the word nuance. : )

405bench · 2009 27

jihiggs:
very true, sorry to misquote, but subtle is implied when using the word nuance. : )

True enough.

After 30 years, I'm starting to get the hang of it.

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