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Hank_The_Tank Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:25 AM EST
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Curious as to all the different flavors everyone has tasted in their cigars (non-artificially-flavored/infused like grape, watermelon, peach, apple, etc). Hoping to get an exhaustive list to see if I can pull some more flavors out of the cigars I smoke and maybe develop my palate a little more.

Here are some of what I can remember:

Leather
Earth (dirt)
Earth (grass)
Earth (leaves)
Earth (tree bark)
Earth (pine)
Cocoa
Milk Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Coffee/Espresso Bean
Grape/Cherry Stem
Cherry
Cayenne Pepper
Black Pepper
Bread
Light Toast
Burnt Toast
Almonds
Walnuts
Cashews
Cardboard / Toilet Paper Rolls (Dark Sharks)
Plastic (unfortunately)
rfenst Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:30 AM EST
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http://www.cigars4dummies.com/cigar-smoking/cigar-tasting.html
DrafterX Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:35 AM EST
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smoke... Mellow
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:37 AM EST
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rfenst wrote:
http://www.cigars4dummies.com/cigar-smoking/cigar-tasting.html


Thanks, that flavor wheel is pretty awesome, although it seems pretty incomplete. It is a good start though. I may add some extras to the sheet I printed of it.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:38 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
smoke... Mellow


You taste smoke? Holy carp!

Gon' Fishing
tonygraz Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:38 AM EST
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Bird Feathers - got one in a backwoods a long time ago - what a stink and awful taste - stopped smoking backwoods.
Sweet red wine - very pleasant taste.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 11:41 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Bird Feathers - got one in a backwoods a long time ago - what a stink and awful taste - stopped smoking backwoods.
Sweet red wine - very pleasant taste.


The bird feathers sound awful...but that is what you get for smoking a backwoods to begin with. Had a buddy make me try one once, almost puked it was so terrible. Got halfway through and quit. Had to drink some whisky to get rid of the taste (after brushing 3 times and using mouthwash twice).

I think I have tasted red wine before...that may go hand in hand with the grape stem taste I get. I also taste that in some beers.

One from the wheel I know I have tasted is caramel.
Stinkdyr Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:06 PM EST
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Charcoal...........as in Sam Leccia Blacks.

Herfing
Pudding Mittens Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:22 PM EST
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This, taken from a cigar review, is probably my favorite pretentious bullschitt cigar flavor description EVER:

Quote:
"Room aroma is reminiscent of dried leaves and newspaper burning in rusty, fifty-five gallon drums near a deserted railway station."


Yeah, douchebag, you could smell the railway station, you could smell that it was deserted, and you could smell that the barrel was rusted, and you could smell that it was 55 gallons, not 35 or 60.

Could you also smell that the station had been deserted for 1 year, 45 days, 8 minutes and 52 seconds? Could you smell that precisely 36.5% of the barrel's surface area was rusted? Could you smell the headlines on the newspaper being burned, you huge douchebag? "Mmm, I'm detecting hints of a drop in the NASDAQ that day!"

What an idiot. He apparently doesn't realize that that sentence screams to all readers, "I AM A PRETENTIOUS DOUCHEBAG!" Totally unaware.
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sd72 Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:23 PM EST
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Pineapple 🍍 is a favorite.
dstieger Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:32 PM EST
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I got a distinct taste of Popeyes fried chicken from a CC once....(a cigar that was coincidentally gifted to me by someone interested in this topic)
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:42 PM EST
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Pudding Mittens wrote:
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This, taken from a cigar review, is probably my favorite pretentious bullschitt cigar flavor description EVER:



Yeah, douchebag, you could smell the railway station, you could smell that it was deserted, and you could smell that the barrel was rusted, and you could smell that it was 55 gallons, not 35 or 60.

Could you also smell that the station had been deserted for 1 year, 45 days, 8 minutes and 52 seconds? Could you smell that precisely 36.5% of the barrel's surface area was rusted? Could you smell the headlines on the newspaper being burned, you huge douchebag? "Mmm, I'm detecting hints of a drop in the NASDAQ that day!"

What an idiot. He apparently doesn't realize that that sentence screams to all readers, "I AM A PRETENTIOUS DOUCHEBAG!" Totally unaware.
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That is awesome! ha! While I agree with what you are saying...I feel like maybe the guy/gal was just reminded of a memory while smoking the cigar rather than commenting on the actual flavor...........

....nah...he/she is just a DB!
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:43 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
I got a distinct taste of Popeyes fried chicken from a CC once....(a cigar that was coincidentally gifted to me by someone interested in this topic)


MMMMMmmmm...I want a Fried Chicken Flavored cigar...that would be fantastic. Ha! Maybe I will just go buy chicken strip and try to light it up...that may work better.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 12:47 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
I got a distinct taste of Popeyes fried chicken from a CC once....(a cigar that was coincidentally gifted to me by someone interested in this topic)


I could go for some Popeye's right now (sorry, Drafter). Mellow
SMOKEYOU Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 2:33 PM EST
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I gifted you an mj frias. It has a peanut flavor.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 2:45 PM EST
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SMOKEYOU wrote:
I gifted you an mj frias. It has a peanut flavor.


Interesting, I will have to try that next.
tamapatom Offline
#17 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 3:20 PM EST
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I get hints of tobacco.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 3:36 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
I get hints of tobacco.


Every time I see your name I think it is Tampon...
tonygraz Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 5:48 PM EST
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We used to call him TamponTom, but he didn't like it.
patrickh44231 Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 9:21 PM EST
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Cedar
Hay
Barnyard
Grahamcracker
Licquirish
Oats
frankj1 Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2017, 10:07 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
I get hints of tobacco.

me too
delta1 Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 12:27 AM EST
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In addition to those you listed,

Ginger
grass
mint
cinnamon
nutmeg
clove
anise
caramel
burnt sugar
celery
veggie broth
orange peel
citrus
musk
dust
cream
gummy jones Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 9:14 AM EST
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de, tat, mf, lfd are all up your alley if you like:
dog turd
cat scat
cow patty
shart

otherwise definitely dont waste your time bidding on them
dharbolt Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 9:50 AM EST
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I think I sent you a lp black label. Veggies and lip numbing nicotine.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 9:58 AM EST
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dharbolt wrote:
I think I sent you a lp black label. Veggies and lip numbing nicotine.


Yeah, you did. Can't remember if I had that already or not.
mikey1597 Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 9:18 PM EST
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anus
jjanecka Offline
#27 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 9:23 PM EST
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Here hank here's all you need to know... 😂

https://youtu.be/ZnJZa9EXWNc
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#28 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 10:31 PM EST
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WGAF?

Everything comes down to:

"Yummy. I like it."
"Yucky. I don't like it."

Bunch of noobs.
ZRX1200 Offline
#29 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 10:45 PM EST
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^ you said the same thing about fellatio.
jjanecka Offline
#30 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 10:52 PM EST
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Seriously though, it's either good or it tastes worse than ****.
jjanecka Offline
#31 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 11:30 PM EST
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Here's some describing words I've used in the past:

Cattle Stockyard
Manure
Dirt
Clay clods
Overly wet sod
A strippers ăss crack
Menthol cigarettes
Hospital smell
Isopropyl
Battery acid
Shït after a night heavy on the pepto and at least ten pints of guiness.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#32 Posted: Thu, Feb 23 2017, 11:38 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
^ you said the same thing about fellatio.


Not my fault your ex-wife rated you a "Yucky"
frankj1 Offline
#33 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 12:06 AM EST
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ouch
qmech Offline
#34 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 12:17 AM EST
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S$#t cones to mind but like earth,leather,dust etc.I cannot say that I have ever tasted any of those things before.
Q
qmech Offline
#35 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 12:22 AM EST
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Yes dear please prepare me a plate of earth let's see maybe leaves with a pinch of dust and shredded leather..Hmmm Hmmmm good!! Don't forget the s#@t topping!!
Q
delta1 Offline
#36 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 12:40 AM EST
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qmech, pm your addy and I'll send you a cigar that has a strong dusty taste.
qmech Offline
#37 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 12:46 AM EST
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lol
Q
m j toal Offline
#38 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 10:58 PM EST
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I've tasted bruschetta one time.
SteveS Offline
#39 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 11:18 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
I get hints of tobacco.

frankj1 wrote:
me too


Sounds as if you guys have the same sort of taste profile I do ... now and then, I get a request to review one of my purchases ... I respond by saying that while others list various things such as chocolate, leather, etc that I had noticed a distinct tobacco taste about it, which is why I liked it ... they don't seem to like this sort of review, because my comments are never published among the customer reviews ...

I did post once in this forum that I particularly dis-liked a certain cigar and that I was confident I could produce a better one myself using old lawn clippings and autumn leaves from the large tree in my yard ...

All in all, it really DOES all come down to whether you like a particular cigar or not ... and your findings have little or no bearing on whether I might like that cigar or not ... and, vice-versa ... unless we know one another well enough to judge how our respective opinions coincide ...
ovid Offline
#40 Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2017, 11:30 PM EST
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I agree that this flavor stuff can be absurd sometimes. I mean earth? What dies earth taste like? Sounds like dirt to me. And let's not forget the reviewers fondness for leather. Why just last night I was snacking on An old shoe. It Tasted just like my oliva serie v melanio.
Speyside Offline
#41 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 9:22 AM EST
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My cigars taste like cigars.
jjanecka Offline
#42 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 9:49 AM EST
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+1

They either taste good or they taste like a horses' arse
elRopo Offline
#43 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 10:00 AM EST
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Sorta like burning a tube of rolled up leaves.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#44 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 1:04 PM EST
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ovid wrote:
I agree that this flavor stuff can be absurd sometimes. I mean earth? What dies earth taste like? Sounds like dirt to me. And let's not forget the reviewers fondness for leather. Why just last night I was snacking on An old shoe. It Tasted just like my oliva serie v melanio.


Just in case I am not sensing your sarcasm....Our sense of taste relies a lot on our sense of smell. So all these flavors of things you would never eat aren't actually what they taste like but rather what they smell like. So the leather you taste is probably not what leather actually tastes like but rather what it smells like. Basically you are tasting a smell.
jjanecka Offline
#45 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 1:17 PM EST
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I have tasted everything in my list except for hospita smell and shït after a long night of heavy pepto and about 10 pints of guiness.
ovid Offline
#46 Posted: Sat, Feb 25 2017, 1:22 PM EST
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Hank_The_Tank wrote:
Just in case I am not sensing your sarcasm....Our sense of taste relies a lot on our sense of smell. So all these flavors of things you would never eat aren't actually what they taste like but rather what they smell like. So the leather you taste is probably not what leather actually tastes like but rather what it smells like. Basically you are tasting a smell.

Thank you for this thoughtful reply. I would agree with you except for the fact that reviewers always comment on aromas. I would have no problem with a review that said something like " a lovely fragrance of English saddle leather" or some other description of smell. But I repeatedly see descriptions of taste that will specify leather It's absurd
Again. Thanks for the serious response. I get a little bored with the amount of silly replies often found in the cigar discussion forum
patrickh44231 Offline
#47 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2017, 9:32 AM EST
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Here's an article on cigar flavors.

http://www.cigarinspector.com/cigars-101/cigar-flavor-components?utm_source=Cigar+Inspector&utm_campaign=6a540c32d5-MailChimpAR&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b9409b1fc0-6a540c32d5-410163325
illinichaser Offline
#48 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2017, 10:34 AM EST
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This is how its done:
http://www.cigarbid.com/...iewSO-MANY-FLAVORS-WHOA


The ability to taste so much, comes from years of practice and a vivid imagination. . .
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