Unique Cigar Tasting Ideas
Cigars are a great way to socialize with friends and family. They can also be an excellent investment, as well as a luxurious form of self-indulgence. One thing that people often overlook is how cigars can vary in flavor profile depending on the time of year and harvest season they were made in. This blog post will give you some unique cigar tasting ideas for your next gathering!
The first cigar tasting idea you can try is to have an all night event where each member brings one type of cigar for everyone else to smoke and taste test. It will give everyone who attends a chance to experience cigars that they may never have tried before, as well as get them involved in the process of testing out new flavors with their own palate. Once people start commenting on what they like and dislike about certain types, it's easy for others at the gathering to decide if they want to buy any from those brands or blends for themselves when purchasing cigars in the future--or perhaps even invite someone over later just so both members can taste the flavors even more and develop an even greater sense of what they like and dislike.
Here are some cigar tasting steps you can try.
-Before you smoke, take a few minutes to enjoy the cigar's aroma.
Smell it and look for notes of spice or sweetness that may be coming from the tobacco itself.
-Next, remove your cigar's band so you can focus on just what flavors are inside. You might also want to clip off any loose wrappers at this time as well in order to get ready for smoking. The idea is that when inspecting your cigar before lighting up, you'll have an easier time identifying all the tastes without distractions like paper bands or stray pieces of leaf sticking out of the end that could block some potential aromas from getting through easily enough.
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-Once there isn't anything left standing between yourself and those hidden smells you will start to have a much easier time discerning what you're smelling.
-The next step is to light up the cigar and take a puff or two, but don't just inhale it like cigarette smoke! Just breathing in deep will be enough for now since we want to make sure that your palate can detect any nuances of flavor before you actually go ahead with taking a drag from it.
-Inhaling slowly at first should allow both sides of your mouth to taste flavors on either side--which again has the effect of not blocking anything out simply because you think one sensation is more important than another by virtue of being closer to your nose. You'll find as well that this technique makes detecting subtle changes in aroma happen all throughout the cigar smoking experience which is a great thing because we all want to be able to notice what the cigar is doing as it progresses, don't we?
-The next thing you'll want to do--when there's enough room at the end of your tongue from both sides--is to start dragging on that cigar. This will allow you to feel any changes in flavors and aromas because they're going down into your throat instead of just being trapped up inside where only one side of your mouth can detect them.
-When tasting a new flavor or aroma for the first time, I suggest taking a little break before continuing with smoking so that you have some fresh air coming back through your nose again which will help shake out any dust particles or other irritants that may have been lingering after prolonged periods inhaling smoke for a long period of time" -Soak it all in while it lasts."
-Following this you will want to go back for another puff and then exhale the smoke out of your mouth.
-Learn what flavors you like, don't like, or are indifferent too by finding new cigars that taste similar.
And finally, just enjoy yourself while smoking! The cigar tasting process should be about relaxation and pleasure. Try to find different flavors and try not to get lost in the tobacco. Be sure to keep a record of your favorites - this will help a lot when