I have always smoked mild cigars. A strong cigar for me would be an Onyx.
I picked up some bundels of cigars that are stronger than anything I've ever had.
They taste like I've chewed a raw pepper corn.
There are other flavors as well. They actually seem to change flavors. Sometimes they are mild, sweet, creamy, etc. Mostly though they are strong pepper flavored.
The taste stays with you.
At first they hit me so hard that I thought that they were bad but, after awhile now I'm getting hooked on them.
Am I smoking a bad cigar or just getting used to a very strong cigar???
Posts: 53 | Location: Gibraltar, Michigan, USA | Registered: June 05, 2004
I'm asking a serious question here You guy's know a lot more about cigars than I do. The reason I subscribe to CA and CI is to learn more about cigars.
This is a Nicaragua cigar made in some place called Esteli.
Posts: 53 | Location: Gibraltar, Michigan, USA | Registered: June 05, 2004
You are in the wrong forum. You should ask this in the NC forum, but here we go. Some cigars like JDN Antano, Oliva master blends and VSG's have a black peppercorn taste. Some are more than others and some with just a hint. This is not odd to experience in a full bodied cigar.
Posts: 4793 | Location: Texas | Registered: June 15, 2003
So I have cigars that are full bodied with a strong peppery and other tastes.
I was hoping this would be the case as I have developed a liking for them.
On the other hand I'm asking myself if I am just developing a taste for bad cigars.
I've seen your name around on the forum and you seem to know waht you are talking about so, I am taking your information as accurate and from an authorative source.
If you would like I'd have no problem sending you a couple of these for your opinion.
I have spent a lot of time hunting down what cigars remain available after 5 or 6 years of them being out of production.
There were only two types of these cigars made in a small factory. One was medium bodied and after these years has become very very good. To me anyway. Very yellow wrappers with lots of plume on the cigars.
In my search for more of these I came across this other selection that a few still exists.
I knew the first brand was great but mild to medium. I've smoked all of these I had and think that they were the last I'll ever see.
If you would like a couple of the full bodied to rate, so to speak, I'd be interrested in your opinion.
These are the last the world will ever see of these.
You may like them or say the world is better of without them. If your interrested at all.
Posts: 53 | Location: Gibraltar, Michigan, USA | Registered: June 05, 2004
The peppery flavor comes from the maduro wrapper. Many dark maduro wrapped cigars share this peppery flavor. Your cigar is not a bad cigar you are finally developing a palate.
If you take a sip of water between puffs you might taste other things like leather, cocoa or spice.
BTW, your attitude seems to need a bit of an adjustment. When asked the same questions over and over again many people refuse to answer or become quite sarcastic. Try the search feature.
Don't be afraid to ask, that's how you learn.
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Posts: 8728 | Location: New York City | Registered: May 02, 2002
Why won't you say what cigar you're talking about? This thread is very strange, you sound like you're about 10 years old, kind of like the old FNG's that used to come around and start trouble.
Why would you ask a forum whether you're smoking a good full bodied cigar or a crappy full bodied cigar without naming it? How the hell are we to know? If you like it, keep smoking it. If you don't, put it down and get something you enjoy.
You guys are really touchy. I said I have only smoked mild cigars. I had never smoked a cigar that had very strong peppery taste.
Having no prior knowledge I might have been told that a very strong pepper taste is due to poor curing and cheap fillers or binders or wrapper. That a pepper taste is good but, should never be overwhelming.
Who knows what might have came back. I just said to myself "Jeeze, this is one strong pepper taste". I'll ask the people on the forum and see what comes back.
Well, I did get good answers and I sincerely thank you all for your input. Believe it or not it was very helpful.
And no, I am actually older than 10, much older.
Thanks again.
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Posts: 53 | Location: Gibraltar, Michigan, USA | Registered: June 05, 2004
