Newbie question time: Why some wrappers taste bitter?
I just started smoking a PERDOMO 10TH ANNIVERSARY CRIOLLO that I've had for over a year in my humidor. Mild smoke, but bitter wrapper taste on my lips. I like the cigar a lot but noticed how bitter the wrapper tastes and I remember having other cigars that have a bitter tasting wrapper but otherwise the smoke tasted fine. Are there certain wrappers that always taste bitter? Do some wrappers taste more bitter as they rest or age?
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its the oils that you are tasting.
as to if some wrappers are more bitter than others.... that may be a personal issue. maybe you are what is referred to as a supertaster. A person who is a Supertaster can taste things better than most people. with this condition bitter seems to be the taste that is heightened the most.
how do you feel about:
coffee
Grapefruit
Green olives
Tonic water
Green tea
??
Also, I've had PERDOMO 10TH ANNIVERSARY CRIOLLOs before and they weren't bitter but this one had well over a years time in my humidor. Do the oils come out more with age?
sometimes they do sometimes not.
maybe the oils were there before and you just didnt notice it before. maybe not. Maybe your palate has just developed and you are now looking for more flavors than before.
the first inch or so of just about any AJ Fernandez blend. specifically Nica Libre and San Lotano Habano
DPG blue, and CAO LX2
if you can find a Liga Privada No.9 with about a year on it that has a good amount of coffee on it. El Mejor Espresso is cheap and coffee.
the reason why i always thought i was a supertaster wasnt because i feel like i can taste very well but more because i was very sensitive to bitter like most supertasters are. the list of foods i provided before was part of what gave it away. i have had a very rocky relationship with those foods my entire life and even now that i am ok with most of them i have to be in the mood for that item specifically grapefruit being the most friendly to me.
and im never in the mood for tonic water. gross.