08-12-2009, 09:33 PM
Recently I have noticed that the way I draw a cigar makes a huge difference in the flavors I experience.
Some cigars need to be drawn lightly and for a short time, with lengthy breaks between puffs (almost like "sipping"). Usually those cigars are the ones that will give a sweet flavor on the exhale. If they are drawn too hard, long, or quickly, they get very tarry and gross.
Other cigars need to be drawn for a longer time and seem to benefit from a "double puff" where you take a quick draw to get it heated up and then follow it up immediately with a long draw. Those cigars give a fuller flavor and sometimes are spicier.
By experimenting a bit with each cigar, I find a method that seems to work best for the particular cigar I am smoking. If I didn't do that, and I just stuck with one style, there would be a lot of great cigars that I would pass up, assuming they were no good.
So how about you? Do you try to suit your smoking style to the cigar? Do you notice a difference?
Brad
Some cigars need to be drawn lightly and for a short time, with lengthy breaks between puffs (almost like "sipping"). Usually those cigars are the ones that will give a sweet flavor on the exhale. If they are drawn too hard, long, or quickly, they get very tarry and gross.
Other cigars need to be drawn for a longer time and seem to benefit from a "double puff" where you take a quick draw to get it heated up and then follow it up immediately with a long draw. Those cigars give a fuller flavor and sometimes are spicier.
By experimenting a bit with each cigar, I find a method that seems to work best for the particular cigar I am smoking. If I didn't do that, and I just stuck with one style, there would be a lot of great cigars that I would pass up, assuming they were no good.
So how about you? Do you try to suit your smoking style to the cigar? Do you notice a difference?
Brad