Ok, let me start off, I got into cigars about 6 months ago and have probably smoked about 40+ cigars. I usually smoke good cigar brands like Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta and a few other brands so I am not really smoking anything cheap.
The problem is, I read all of these posts, magazines etc and everyone is going into great detail about how this cigar tastes like mild vanilla, almund, nutty, fruity, spicy, hint of coffee etc etc, but honestly it just tastes like smoke to me. I can definatly notice the difference between a cheap cigar and a good one, the smoke simply seems "nicer", better draw etc, but I definatly cannot say it is spicy, fruity etc it still seems like smoke.
Now I wouldn't say I have no tastebuds either, I have recently got into wine and can definatly go into some fairly great detail about all the subtle hints of a good glass of wine, but for some reason I cannot for cigars.
Yesterday I lite up a Romeo y Julieta #4 and smoked it, it was nice, great draw, milder than I am used to, but then I go online and people say it is spicy, hint of vanilla etc etc and it just tasted like a good smoke to me.
Honestly I love cigar smoking and just bought $600 worth of cigars and a good humidor etc, but how do you guys tell all these subtle hints? Is it practice? Am I simply smoking it wrong? I usually take a nice medium puff, let it glide over my tongue as I inhale into my mouth, let it sit for second and then exhale out of my mouth, but the entire time I cannot really taste anything, including the smoke as if I try I swallow the smoke, I only get a whiff of the taste after it is out of my mouth and by then it simply tastes like smoke.
I must be missing something right? Help a guy out.
The problem is, I read all of these posts, magazines etc and everyone is going into great detail about how this cigar tastes like mild vanilla, almund, nutty, fruity, spicy, hint of coffee etc etc, but honestly it just tastes like smoke to me. I can definatly notice the difference between a cheap cigar and a good one, the smoke simply seems "nicer", better draw etc, but I definatly cannot say it is spicy, fruity etc it still seems like smoke.
Now I wouldn't say I have no tastebuds either, I have recently got into wine and can definatly go into some fairly great detail about all the subtle hints of a good glass of wine, but for some reason I cannot for cigars.
Yesterday I lite up a Romeo y Julieta #4 and smoked it, it was nice, great draw, milder than I am used to, but then I go online and people say it is spicy, hint of vanilla etc etc and it just tasted like a good smoke to me.
Honestly I love cigar smoking and just bought $600 worth of cigars and a good humidor etc, but how do you guys tell all these subtle hints? Is it practice? Am I simply smoking it wrong? I usually take a nice medium puff, let it glide over my tongue as I inhale into my mouth, let it sit for second and then exhale out of my mouth, but the entire time I cannot really taste anything, including the smoke as if I try I swallow the smoke, I only get a whiff of the taste after it is out of my mouth and by then it simply tastes like smoke.
I must be missing something right? Help a guy out.