Cigars need another category which is not reported or mentioned by ANYONE!

rad1964

alienmisprint

The strength of the cigar is generally referred to as body. Generally speaking, the fuller the body, the more you feel it.

zoom6zoom

And it's very subjective. The same cigar may affect you much more on an empty stomach.

rad1964

So by 'body' do you mean like in the cigar.com ratings, they are classed as mild, medium or strong, is that the body? I always thought that was the taste, lol.

kingjk729

Call me Sally or Jenny or any womans name but i go as far a medium to medium full since i get the hardcore buzz from a very strong/full/robust bodied cigar .......... there are several mild to medium gars that suit me just fine and still expand my pallet.

Alex Svenson

Flavor is what you taste and body is what you feel. The two get confused very often. Mild, medium and full are are used to describe both. Flavor is what counts the most. You can have a full bodied cigar with a mild flavor and that is not a good thing. Generally, every cigar maker wants full flavor regaurdless of the body. THere are several mild bodied cigars that have a full flavor. Verdadero is one as is the Perdomo Lot 23 Conecticut etc.

Lasabar

Hays

I MAJORLY had that 'buzz' today from a Camacho.. Like super head spin and disorientation. Buuuut, I was also on a basically empty stomach at 6pm from eating nothing all day.. First time and last time I've made that mistake.

Luko

Hays:

I MAJORLY had that 'buzz' today from a Camacho.. Like super head spin and disorientation. Buuuut, I was also on a basically empty stomach at 6pm from eating nothing all day.. First time and last time I've made that mistake.

I had this sensation a week or so ago from and OpusX...same thing. I had it on an empty stomach...it definitely wasn't a pleasant buzz.

Hays

Hays:

I MAJORLY had that 'buzz' today from a Camacho.. Like super head spin and disorientation. Buuuut, I was also on a basically empty stomach at 6pm from eating nothing all day.. First time and last time I've made that mistake.

LOL and now, after looking up what I had smoked here on C.com to find that the Camacho Corojo was "one of the strongest cigars in the world" (C.com quote), I think I've also learned my lesson not to just grab from the shelf at the b&m at random w/o knowing what I'm looking at..

zoom6zoom

Yeah, it helps to do a little research. Talking to your ccom rep can also get you some good recommendations.

rad1964

I just found this cool poster related to this topic:

Renaissance_Man

Its funny. I wonder if we will benefit from having the nicotine content listed for cigars? Its quite impossible though because it will vary as well! The same cigar can have a different body experience each year depending on the tobacco blended... But in any case what I think you are referring to is the nicotine content that they list on cigarettes. Cause it is the nicotine that gets you high - so the higher the number the more high it gets you! It would be cool of we had such numbers for cigars too - it would give us a much better idea of the body than the "just three" categories we have now... ...

kuzi16

Alex Svenson:

Flavor is what you taste and body is what you feel. The two get confused very often. Mild, medium and full are are used to describe both. Flavor is what counts the most. You can have a full bodied cigar with a mild flavor and that is not a good thing. Generally, every cigar maker wants full flavor regaurdless of the body. THere are several mild bodied cigars that have a full flavor. Verdadero is one as is the Perdomo Lot 23 Conecticut etc.

this is just about word of word what i was going to say. i may have used different cigars...

kuzi16

jlmarta

Renaissance_Man

kuzi16

mustluvcigars

madurofan

Renaissance_Man

MarkH

Rad, your right about the nicotine buzz. Me being new to cigars I have a buzz just about every smoke. On the other hand I had a Hoyo Excalibur 1066 on Saturday without much effect. Everyone metabolizes nicotine at different rates so I guess I'm a light weight lol.