Do you Retrohale??

Yes retrohaling is key to my smoking routine....

It burns like hell and not matter what strength the cigar is, I don't seem to pick up anything thru retrohaling.

xmacro:

It burns like hell and not matter what strength the cigar is, I don't seem to pick up anything thru retrohaling.

might be blowing too much smoke out your nose, it doesn't take much to pick up the flavors. I blow 90% of the smoke out my mouth and 10% through the nose (over the course of the cigar)

Yes, but only a few times through the course of the cigar. Probably in thirds.

kuzi16:

i retrohale every cigar.

+1... I am not sure I would be able to stop it is instinctual and key to fully appreciating the cigar IMHO

I do. When I was a total novice (as opposed to the experience novice i am now) I only smoked a few cigars a year. I only smoked them through my mouth. Retrohaling brings out so many more dimensions in the sticks it is incredible. To each there own, of course, but those who won't even try it are missing a lot, imo.

I retrohale on almost every draw. If you are getting nothing but a big burn, then you are expelling too much smoke through your nose. I would say that maybe 3/4s should be expelled through your mouth and only 1/4 through your nose. Just enough to get the smoke through your nose.

Always

Poker Slob:

I have to agree, it is a habit after a while, I don't even think about it.

I agree with this as well. For me it didnt burn my nose as bad as it does most, I think its from my years of cigarette smoking. Its the only good thing that came from that.

bigjohn125:

not yet. I'm a newb and i usually screw it up and it burns or makes me cough so it ruins the experience. I enjoy cigars plenty without.

Blow the majority of the smoke out of your mouth first, upwards of 90%. Then take your tongue and touch the roof of your mouth and exhale half of the remaining smoke out slowly. If you do it slowly, it shouldn't burn your sinuses.

To answer the OP, I do on every cigar. Usually about every 5 puffs I'll retrohale, and it's now a habit for me.

Krieg:

xmacro:

It burns like hell and not matter what strength the cigar is, I don't seem to pick up anything thru retrohaling.

might be blowing too much smoke out your nose, it doesn't take much to pick up the flavors. I blow 90% of the smoke out my mouth and 10% through the nose (over the course of the cigar)

+1. Even a little less for me. Just a little bit, smell and taste go hand in hand, but you only have to "smell" just a little bit to get the taste. Imagine a nice cut of steak, grilled, and you take that first bite. You can imagine the taste and you're probably salivating imagining it right now lol! We don't inhale our foods, we eat them. The "odors" from the food linger up into our pharynx and into our smell olfactory cells, which is minute. Smell has a little bit to do with it, but most of it come from the tastebuds or "papille" on your tongue. So yes, all in all, a little bit of retrohale helps, but if you're blowing smoke like crazy through you nose as well, you're actually inhibiting the experience. Just a little bit is all you need (no, I didn't look this up, lots of courses in college on anatomy.....if you're wondering if I'm just "blowing smoke"....ha).

I retrohale every 4th or 5th puff. I also "swish" the smoke around in my mouth..... if that makes any sense.

xmacro:

It burns like hell and not matter what strength the cigar is, I don't seem to pick up anything thru retrohaling.

this is exactly how I'm affected, if I take the smoke in my mouth and blow it out my nose, no matter how I try. I do, however, use my nose, by expelling smoke from the mouth and lifting the flavors out with my nose, without inhaling.

bigharpoon:

Amos Umwhat:

xmacro:

It burns like hell and not matter what strength the cigar is, I don't seem to pick up anything thru retrohaling.

this is exactly how I'm affected, if I take the smoke in my mouth and blow it out my nose, no matter how I try. I do, however, use my nose, by expelling smoke from the mouth and lifting the flavors out with my nose, without inhaling.

How much age do your cigars have? I've noticed this is yet another benefit of putting cigars to rest, the retro-hale is much smoother.

as cigars age they loose power. first to go is almost always the spice.

I do and I tend to blow more smoke out my nose then most people. I find that because I have had sinus surgery it helps me with getting more of the nuances. I have a hard time smelling things unless it is very strong due to my allergies and again the sinus surgery.