Fruity Cigar

MAJORdorMo

A few months ago, a friend of mine told me about some cigars that tasted fruity. They were NOT infused or flavored, they just had a fruity taste to them. Any ideas on what it is?

kuzi16

ive had hints of raisins is cigars before.... veggies also. i wouldnt say anything "fruity"


not that it couldnt happen. I guess it also depends on what he meant by fruity.

smbrink

Huh..... Ive gotten floral tasting smokes but never fruity.

Vidarien

I would argue that the vintage 92 tastes extremely citrus flavored, if that counts as fruity..

phobicsquirrel

are you sure he wasn't chewing that zebra stripped gum...?

MAJORdorMo

I got a hold of him, and he claimed it was a Romeo y Julieta 1875.

Anyone else get a fruity flavor from that?

Vidarien

woodsy/berry maybe...ive heard some suggest orange peel. I suppose its possible.

kuzi16

Vidarien:

woodsy/berry maybe...ive heard some suggest orange peel. I suppose its possible.

I forgot about the orange peel... i actualy had that once in an Opus

Argus

No, never had fruit, though it might be interesting for a change of pace.  As a home roaster, I do know that there are some coffees (Ethiopian & Kenyans), that if roasted to a light city, have very strong natural strawberry & apricot flavors and aromas.  Go a few seconds longer into full city, and the fruit flavors disapear.  I'm sure that 99.9% of all coffee drinkers have never tasted a unflavored fruity coffee.  I've always felt that coffee and tabacco where related flavor wise, so with say, African tabaccos, lightly fermented, the concept may not be all that far fetched.

rwheelwright

Never really got fruit in a cigar. Did taste Root Beer once.

kuzi16

nice, what cigar was that in?

rwheelwright

I forget. It have have been a RP. It was a long time ago.

phobicsquirrel

rwheelwright:

I forget. It have have been a RP. It was a long time ago.

you spilt some a&w on it...

jihiggs

I detect a fruit quality to a lot of maduros, but I wouldnt match the flavor to any specific fruit. if that makes any sense lol.