Evolving Tastes
PuroFreak
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I have been noticing lately that I like a lot wider range of cigars than I used to and enjoy wrappers that I wasn't impressed with early on in my smoking hobby. When I first started out I pretty much just smoked Maduro cigars, but as I have become more experienced and tried more things I've found myself really enjoying Cammeroon wrappers and EcSu wrappers. I don't smoke near as many Maduros as I used to. I still am not a huge fan of Connie wrappers but I can appreciate them a lot more now than I could before.
I'd like to hear some about how everyones taste in cigars has evolved since you started this hobby, or if you are a Newbie, what are you finding that you enjoy at the moment.
I'd like to hear some about how everyones taste in cigars has evolved since you started this hobby, or if you are a Newbie, what are you finding that you enjoy at the moment.
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"Long ashes my friends."
we may think differently economically, but we are still people. we still love cigars.
side note
thank you, duty, for a spirited debate while keeping it respectful. nothing is better for the mind than thought about a difficult and complex problem.
well, maybe a good cigar is better.
my tastes have changed....I actually like people with opposing points of view. This forum has been great for that. To see that it doesn't have to get personal.
Now a bit more on topic. My tastes have evolved very similarly. From milder smokes in general to a love for the fuller bodied experience. I still enjoy a mild cigar as a change of pace, but generally my preferred flavor/body profile lives in the medium to full categories.
when i started smoking cigars i was into mild very lightly earthy cigars. then i smoked a Baccorat and i noticed that it had pepper to it. so i started looking for more spicy cigars.
then on a lark i picked up a sancho panza double maduro. this is where i had my first true taste of honduran tobacco. since then ive learned to appreciate the taste and body of different cigars for what they are. In general i now like stron hondurans such as camacho, but there are times when a good mild cigar like a fuente 8-5-8 candela is just right.
I think that my evolution is more or less an opening of the mind and palate to a wider range of cigars.
i still have a harder time with many nicaraguans...
I wonder where my tastes will evolve from here...
what i am now starting to find (after 3-4 years of cigaring) is that i am craving mild/medium cigars more and more simply to try and discover the subtlety of them. I find myself looking for more complex rather than fuller body. I have a few notebooks full of my cigar catalog and this has helped me develop my palate quite a bit. even though im just starting down the road of seeking complexity, i think that this is my next stage.
I always liked complexity, but i was always looking for it in full bodied cigars. i think i was missing out on some
I agree.Even though I prefer rich cigars I still get a craving for a mild stick.I love the nutty,toasty flavor of some.Sometimes they can actually be very refreshing if youve been smoking rich sticks all day.Im going to try the CAO MX2 as I heard that has a good combo of sweet and spicy to see if I can get on board with spicy.Im a craft micro beer lover and it took me quite some time to develop the palate for India Pale Ales or Double IPA's.Now I love em so I figure it may in the same context.Still give me a Belgain quad anyday.
Ive had their Cappaccino stout.Pretty good.That brewery has a pretty good rep around the craft brew world.
...and i call myself a beer lover.
I find that most IPAs celebrate the bitter end of the hops spectrum. I tend to like the floral end. I also prefer my Malts to be a bit more caramelish.
i think that even guinness takes it too far. i dont mind how thick it is but the bitter coffee in that just doesnt work for me.