You normally shouldn't smoke a cigar right out the box (unless it's been aged) because it can be too young and cigars don't tend to taste well when fresh. The recommended way to store cigars is to use a humidor. For optimum enjoyment cigars should be stored at a humidity level of between 68% - 72% and at temperature range of between 68 - 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Good humidors come with a device to maintain the proper level of humidity. There must be care taken when humidifying cigars, as excessive moisture can cause mould to grow, which will ruin everything in the box.
Be aware of poor cigar construction as this is the most essential factor. A cigar must always feel smooth in your fingers and shouldn't have any imperfections such as rough stems or blemishes. Beware of any soft or hard spots that are inconsistent with the cigar as a whole; this is an indication of poor construction. Take a whiff of it's rich aroma; if there isn't any, its not a great cigar.
Flavour - Taste has four basic categories: sweet, bitter, salty, and acid. Bitter and sweet are the easiest to detect, the other a bit more difficult, and they are subjective. Connoisseurs use terms like fruity, nutty and herbal, spicy, and floral, to refer to the combination and balance of tastes. They identify such flavour notes as pepper, wood, nut, cream, coffee, nutmeg, cinnamon, citrus, cedar, chocolate, and leather. The classifications mild, medium and full refer to the degree of flavour.
TOBACCO is of great importance! And consistency most definitely applies here as well. Not only must the tobacco be of consistent high quality, but it must also be correctly processed. If he is to maintain consistency in taste and aroma in his cigars, a producer must be able to ensure a consistent supply of the same types of tobaccos that go into the blends. Since crop years vary as to the availability of the various types of tobaccos yielded, he must be able to buy a sufficiently large stock of a particular leaf when the availability presents itself in order to protect against short supply due to drought, heavy rains, too much or too little sunshine, political upheaval in tobacco growing regions of the world, etc.
A cigar that's has bad quality tobacco is a bad cigar! But you want to remember that many factors can change the way a cigar tastes, the time of day when smoked or if are smoking while eating, drinking coffee and many others can change the way you experience taking a cigar.
Be aware of poor cigar construction as this is the most essential factor. A cigar must always feel smooth in your fingers and shouldn't have any imperfections such as rough stems or blemishes. Beware of any soft or hard spots that are inconsistent with the cigar as a whole; this is an indication of poor construction. Take a whiff of it's rich aroma; if there isn't any, its not a great cigar.
Flavour - Taste has four basic categories: sweet, bitter, salty, and acid. Bitter and sweet are the easiest to detect, the other a bit more difficult, and they are subjective. Connoisseurs use terms like fruity, nutty and herbal, spicy, and floral, to refer to the combination and balance of tastes. They identify such flavour notes as pepper, wood, nut, cream, coffee, nutmeg, cinnamon, citrus, cedar, chocolate, and leather. The classifications mild, medium and full refer to the degree of flavour.
TOBACCO is of great importance! And consistency most definitely applies here as well. Not only must the tobacco be of consistent high quality, but it must also be correctly processed. If he is to maintain consistency in taste and aroma in his cigars, a producer must be able to ensure a consistent supply of the same types of tobaccos that go into the blends. Since crop years vary as to the availability of the various types of tobaccos yielded, he must be able to buy a sufficiently large stock of a particular leaf when the availability presents itself in order to protect against short supply due to drought, heavy rains, too much or too little sunshine, political upheaval in tobacco growing regions of the world, etc.
A cigar that's has bad quality tobacco is a bad cigar! But you want to remember that many factors can change the way a cigar tastes, the time of day when smoked or if are smoking while eating, drinking coffee and many others can change the way you experience taking a cigar.
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