Need some simple sticks for training my palate
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I'm trying to improve my palate, and after reading kuzi's train-your-palate thread, I got the idea to find some one-dimensional cigars to help me "recognize" different flavors alongside a tasting aid
So can anyone recommend me some very simple, one-dimensional sticks that give off strong flavors of the basics? Like one stick that's entirely leather, another that's entirely wood, another that's entirely coffee, etc?
So can anyone recommend me some very simple, one-dimensional sticks that give off strong flavors of the basics? Like one stick that's entirely leather, another that's entirely wood, another that's entirely coffee, etc?
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5 Vegas Relic- Leather in huge ammounts
Greycliff G2 Turbo- Cedar
Perdomo Habano Maduro- Dark Coffee w/ a touch of chocolate
Hope that helps.
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I found the montecristo media noche to be very heavy on cocoa, though there are other notes in there.0
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This is tough because all palates are different.
sol cubano cuban cabinet is very leathery.
la gloria cubana serie r is a black pepper bomb
graycliff 1666 is very cocoa in its taste as was the Padilla 32 for me.
rp signature has a ton of bread flavor0 -
http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=433
,br> chocolate and lots of it0 -
Bolivar I assume? Too easy to open the link. :-) If so, good call.sol1821:http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=433
,br> chocolate and lots of it
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Well, seems I'll be putting a call into Ccom soon - thanks guys!! If anyone has more suggestions, lemme know0
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el mejor espresso.
i think you can figure out the flavor on that one.
any davidoff for musk...0 -
+1kuzi16:el mejor espresso. ....0 -
Oliva G Maduro for the espresso and dark chocolate flavors.0
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What i think will help also with training your palate is to become very familiar with the most common flavors that appear in cigars. Chocolate, coffee, wood, cinnamon, pepper, rich earth, etc...
many times people know those flavors or smells but they do not know them. dont just eat food. TASTE it. pay a lot of attention to it. dont just do anything in life. do those things while paying attention to the smells that come along with it. it may sound a bit insane, but make it a point to be even more self aware.0 -
As I recall, my response to my first ITC 10th anniversary was "cashews, cashews, cashews". As always, it's all about the nose. I don't do the "blow it out your nose" thing. I can, and I do get the flavors that way, but also a burn that isn't worth it. By slowly pushing a little smoke out the mouth, and carefully filling my nostrils, but not enough to reach the throat, I get twice the flavor of the "out your nose retrohale", and none of the burn.0
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I occasionally retrohale, though since it burns most of the time, what I've been doing lately is after blowing most of the smoke out of my mouth, I smack my tongue against the roof of my mouth, kinda like smacking your lips (same sound, actually); although I still can't identify what I'm tasting, this seems to enhance whatever it is that's in the cigar, without the burn.
Good idea; most of the time I just wolf down whatevers in front of me - taking it slower should helpkuzi16:What i think will help also with training your palate is to become very familiar with the most common flavors that appear in cigars. Chocolate, coffee, wood, cinnamon, pepper, rich earth, etc...
many times people know those flavors or smells but they do not know them. dont just eat food. TASTE it. pay a lot of attention to it. dont just do anything in life. do those things while paying attention to the smells that come along with it. it may sound a bit insane, but make it a point to be even more self aware.
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Punch Gran Puro has a lot of cinnamon flavors.
Bahia Blu is a great one to recognize goat's ass.0
