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01-08-2002, 12:44 PM | #1 |
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As I've whined about many times before, I hate bitterness in a cigar. Lately I've begun to wonder if what I call bitterness is what others call spice.
I've had only a few smokes I thought had "spice" which I define as a complex slightly twangy taste to the smoke but not on the tongue. Bitterness to me is a bitter taste left on the tongue. Lately I've been reading comments about "long spicy finish" which to me would mean a lasting taste on the tongue. Most of the time that to me is bitterness. Rarely is it woody or leathery, and it is never spicy. I prefer my smokes without a long lasting taste left on the tongue. But I do like the smoke to be medium-heavy with lot's of flavor/aroma in it. So what do you think? Am I nuts? (OK, that's debatable so let's limit the answers to that question to the topic.) Is what you call spice what I call bitter? "How about a nice Habana Punch!" Then I asked myself, WCWTWD?
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