eegeland
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- Mar 12, 2010
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Hey all,
So as a newbie with only about 40 smokes under his belt, I have struggled with finding a natural (un-flavored) cigar that taste good. I had asked what the proper way to draw on the cigar was and someone said "sipping". I thought he meant smoke it in a relaxed fashion letting it rest for a minute between draws. While that's true, what he meant was to actually sip the cigar like drinking from a straw.
I don't know how I discovered this but OH MY GOD it has re-opened my entire smoking experience!! For those who have no idea what I'm talking about; I will attempt to describe the technique and benefits.
The best way I can describe this is to suck on the tip of the cigar like its a nipple (sorry). Your tongue stays on the roof of your mouth vs. being cupped on the bottom like when you take those "light the cigar" draws. The smoke crosses the tip of your tongue and the taste is completely different than the big tongue down draws. You know your doing it right if you mistakenly inhale once in a while.
I have found that some cigars taste better with the sip, some with the big draw, and some (like the Cohiba Black I had last night) are nice sipping till about mid way when it gets too strong and taste better with the big draw. Now I have to go back and re=try all the cigars I wrote off!
So as a newbie with only about 40 smokes under his belt, I have struggled with finding a natural (un-flavored) cigar that taste good. I had asked what the proper way to draw on the cigar was and someone said "sipping". I thought he meant smoke it in a relaxed fashion letting it rest for a minute between draws. While that's true, what he meant was to actually sip the cigar like drinking from a straw.
I don't know how I discovered this but OH MY GOD it has re-opened my entire smoking experience!! For those who have no idea what I'm talking about; I will attempt to describe the technique and benefits.
The best way I can describe this is to suck on the tip of the cigar like its a nipple (sorry). Your tongue stays on the roof of your mouth vs. being cupped on the bottom like when you take those "light the cigar" draws. The smoke crosses the tip of your tongue and the taste is completely different than the big tongue down draws. You know your doing it right if you mistakenly inhale once in a while.
I have found that some cigars taste better with the sip, some with the big draw, and some (like the Cohiba Black I had last night) are nice sipping till about mid way when it gets too strong and taste better with the big draw. Now I have to go back and re=try all the cigars I wrote off!