Spitting

Alex Williams · May 2009

My brother has benn trying to convince me to spit when I smoke even though I tell him that when he does that he is losing most of the flavor of the cigar. I'd this a valid point and that is a habit he needs to break or should I just ignore it?

kuzi16 · May 2009

betasynn · May 2009

Yeah, cigars are funny in that they're meant to be enjoyed but there are so many rules and theories about how best to enjoy them, when all you really need to do is kick back and do what you do. I spit when I smoked black and milds in high school, but I generally don't anymore.

Matt Marvel · May 2009

I'm not sure how spitting helps the process of smoking a cigar. That said, if it helps him enjoy it, then so be it. I'm sure we all have our little quirks when it comes to cigars.

madurofan · May 2009

gmill880 · May 2009

I remember something about spitting while smoking a cigar I heard years ago. Supposedly the concept was if you spat while smoking it 'cleared' the palet for the next draw and you would get more flavor. I have tried this as a novelty and did not see ANY difference one way or the other. As most on here will tell you smoking stogies is about relaxing and not worrying about rules or nonsense like that (other than the few do's and don'ts that effect taste) don't worry about what others do just do what works for YOU !!!

madurofan · May 2009

gmill880:
I remember something about spitting while smoking a cigar I heard years ago. Supposedly the concept was if you spat while smoking it 'cleared' the palet for the next draw and you would get more flavor. I have tried this as a novelty and did not see ANY difference one way or the other. As most on here will tell you smoking stogies is about relaxing and not worrying about rules or nonsense like that (other than the few do's and don'ts that effect taste) don't worry about what others do just do what works for YOU !!!

Bingo!

betasynn · May 2009

I guess maybe the word rules isn't right, probably more like rituals. Everyone sort of has their own thing.

Garen B · May 2009

kuzi16 · May 2009

gmill880:
I remember something about spitting while smoking a cigar I heard years ago. Supposedly the concept was if you spat while smoking it 'cleared' the palet for the next draw and you would get more flavor.

if you really want to cleanse the palate you should drink a bit of milk or water. this will bring your mouth closer to a neutral PH. as you puff on a cigar the alkaline smoke of a cigar will slightly impact the PH of your mouth. your taste buds get used to the change in PH (much like your nose gets used to a smell after a while) and you dont taste the cigar as well. water or milk will bring it back towards neutral, thus making you mouth able to taste the cigar better.