I was wondering if using the term sharp instead of spicy makes more sense with cigars. I hear a lot of reference to spice in cigars, but to me its more like sensation of a sharp cheese, that quick jolt of tang or bitterness (good bitterness). Sometimes I taste black or red pepper, or cinnamon or something, but thats not necessarily spicy in the sense a habanero is spicy.

Anyway...

Spicy, more-often-than-not refers to the twang experienced when exhaling through the nose.