Outside Temp and how it effect taste

Gaetano7890

With the colder weather coming for some of us I wanted to ask the question to see if there is anything I could do different. I live in Central NY were the weather gets pretty cold in the winter and as long as it is not at 0 degrees I still sit outside to enjoy my favorite smoke. The last few nights its been in the high 20's and I have noticed a decreased in flavor at the half way point of the cigar. I have had this issue in the past and have narrowed it down to the cold since last two nights I have smoked a mini mum and a frank jr both very flavorful cigars. The mini mum being my new favorite, now maybe this is a question for Kuzi or maybe there is no hope besides staying indoors.

Rain

I've heard that a drastic temp change can cause a burn issue, IE 70 degrees from the humi to 20 outside. Not sure about the flavor, but I look forward to the answer with the colder months coming.

reggie713

Gaetano7890:

With the colder weather coming for some of us I wanted to ask the question to see if there is anything I could do different. I live in Central NY were the weather gets pretty cold in the winter and as long as it is not at 0 degrees I still sit outside to enjoy my favorite smoke. The last few nights its been in the high 20's and I have noticed a decreased in flavor at the half way point of the cigar. I have had this issue in the past and have narrowed it down to the cold since last two nights I have smoked a mini mum and a frank jr both very flavorful cigars. The mini mum being my new favorite, now maybe this is a question for Kuzi or maybe there is no hope besides staying indoors.

being in mi. i can relate to the cold weather, i think its because, by the time we are half thru, we are half frozen!!!

KCW

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

Gaetano7890

See the thing IS I watch a movie and have enough clothes to where I'm warm so I'm not in a hurry. Usually I tend to enjoy larger cigars in the winter due to the time it takes to get ready I'm not in a hurry it just seems like the flavor seems to decrease as the stick burns.

pross

KCW:

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

I can relate to that KCW. Hopefully we have a winter like last year.

bigharpoon

It's gets pretty cold up here, too! I've definitely noticed a couple things change in the winter. My perception of flavors is decreased quite a bit. Probably because my nose is cold and I'm a little chilly as well so I'm not as into the moment as I am in the summer. I've also noticed when my sticks go from a warm, 68rh humi to the frigid, dry outdoors they tend to develop tar. I have almost all my tar problems during the winter, it's a real drag.

These two factors really change my smoking habits during the winter. For one, I smoke a lot less because it's just not worth it. I want to fully enjoy my great burning cigar and taste all the flavors I can. For two, I smoke cigars that are less complex. Why waste a great super premium and not get all the flavors and possibly get tar when you can enjoy the cigars in your collection that are less complex and the flavors smack you right in the face, like MOW or Diesel. Those are great winter smokes!

Vision

pross:

KCW:

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

I can relate to that KCW. Hopefully we have a winter like last year.

Looks like we are in for a nasty winter.... And why have the Boston/MA/NH/ME guys not hurf'd?

robertgreen30

Vision:

pross:

KCW:

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

I can relate to that KCW. Hopefully we have a winter like last year.

Looks like we are in for a nasty winter.... And why have the Boston/MA/NH/ME guys not hurf'd?

Yeah when are we gonna herf?

Bigshizza

robertgreen30:

Vision:

pross:

KCW:

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

I can relate to that KCW. Hopefully we have a winter like last year.

Looks like we are in for a nasty winter.... And why have the Boston/MA/NH/ME guys not hurf'd?

Yeah when are we gonna herf?

Do it!!!! Ebony & Ivory???

JDH

I would highly encourage all of you who live in cooler climates to find a way to enjoy your cigars indoors during the winter months. If you have a spare room with one or two windows, you can smoke indoors with little or no impact (residual aroma or smoke) in that room, or the rest of the house. I have done this in my house for under $600 (not including the increase in heating costs, which may be as much as an additional 10%). If that is not an option, install a window or exhaust fan in the garage for exhaust, and heat the garage. No cigar smoker should be required to be uncomfortable or driven out of their home, especially in cold climates. That is not fair nor is it reasonable.

This will require that you exhaust 100% of your cigar smoke to the outside (I did this with a simple window fan that fits in the window and exhausts the smoke to the outside, and is removed when I'm finished), that you bring in fresh air into the room you are using while you are smoking there, that you isolate the room from the rest of the central heating system while in use and therefore use a supplemental heat source in that room while in use, and that you use a good air purifier (which accounts for about 80% of my $600) in the room for the remainder of the season.

For all of you who have wives or girlfriends who don't want you to smoke in the house in winter months, just look at them and tell them that you live here too, and you are going to continue to enjoy your cigars and are not going to be forced out of your own home to do it. Besides, if you do it right, your room will not affect them one way or the other.

This year I will be replacing the window unit I currently use with this one.
http://www.airkinglimited.com/pages/industrial/window1.html

This is the air purifier I use.
http://usa.blueair.com/air-purifiers/200-series/blueair-203

Gaetano7890

I agree but in my case my wife is ok with us turning are upstairs kitchen into a smoking room as soon as we redue a few rooms so I am not gonna argue to much about it. My wife is really great about a lot of things and I really don't mind going outside I enjoy the time I spend on the porch. I have a portable DVD player and I watch a movie and unless its at zero degrees or real windy I'm usually warm I dress well. This is my time away and the outside part kinda makes it more enjoyable like last night it was roughly 25 degree out and I enjoyed myself and was not cold at all. I just notice that my cigars are not as flavorful as when it is 50 degree or above. Thre are indoor places I can enjoy a cigar like the casino by my house or the cigar bar that has just started to have a much bigger selection. It may sound crazy but I would rather enjoy my cigar at night on my porch. Just wondering if there is anyhting I could do to get the mazximum flavor out of my smokes.

Gray4lines

I love smoking in cooler weather, especially still snowny nights. Have you ever noticed that the flavor of the cigar changes if you go from cold outside to warm inside, or inside out, quickly? It seems to me that different flavors can be picked up given the outside temp.

I'm no scientist, but I think its because of the temp of the air you inhale and the effect the temp has on your sense of taste and smell. It's my guess that prolonged cold weather may "numb" some of the senses, especially in your nose/olfactory system.

Maybe halfway through you can grab a hot drink or take a step inside just to warm up a bit.

bigharpoon

Bigshizza:

robertgreen30:

Vision:

pross:

KCW:

I hate the cold (I'm near Boston). When I have a cigar, I intend it to be a relaxing & enjoyable experience. It's neither relaxing or enjoyable when I'm freezing my ass off. I tend to smoke way to fast. The cigar gets hot & nasty therefor affecting flavor.

I can relate to that KCW. Hopefully we have a winter like last year.

Looks like we are in for a nasty winter.... And why have the Boston/MA/NH/ME guys not hurf'd?

Yeah when are we gonna herf?

Do it!!!! Ebony & Ivory???

Next Saturday???!!! New thread started...

reggie713

i have been with my wife for 17 years, she has been a (cigarette) smoker the whole time, ive tried to get her to quit for years! so when i started smoking cigars earlier this year, nothing was or will be said about me smoking in the house. if the weather cooperates i do smoke outside or in the gararge, cuz my english bulldog dont like it!

JDH

Gaetano7890:

I agree but in my case my wife is ok with us turning are upstairs kitchen into a smoking room as soon as we redue a few rooms so I am not gonna argue to much about it. My wife is really great about a lot of things and I really don't mind going outside I enjoy the time I spend on the porch. I have a portable DVD player and I watch a movie and unless its at zero degrees or real windy I'm usually warm I dress well. This is my time away and the outside part kinda makes it more enjoyable like last night it was roughly 25 degree out and I enjoyed myself and was not cold at all. I just notice that my cigars are not as flavorful as when it is 50 degree or above. Thre are indoor places I can enjoy a cigar like the casino by my house or the cigar bar that has just started to have a much bigger selection. It may sound crazy but I would rather enjoy my cigar at night on my porch. Just wondering if there is anyhting I could do to get the mazximum flavor out of my smokes.

You are very lucky. I wish I could enjoy being outside in temps like that, but I really don't. Here in KY the air is very humid, and cold damp air is just not something I enjoy. When the temps drop below 45, I usually head indoors.

ddubridge

reggie713:

Gaetano7890:

With the colder weather coming for some of us I wanted to ask the question to see if there is anything I could do different. I live in Central NY were the weather gets pretty cold in the winter and as long as it is not at 0 degrees I still sit outside to enjoy my favorite smoke. The last few nights its been in the high 20's and I have noticed a decreased in flavor at the half way point of the cigar. I have had this issue in the past and have narrowed it down to the cold since last two nights I have smoked a mini mum and a frank jr both very flavorful cigars. The mini mum being my new favorite, now maybe this is a question for Kuzi or maybe there is no hope besides staying indoors.

being in mi. i can relate to the cold weather, i think its because, by the time we are half thru, we are half frozen!!!

michigan winters are a great time of year to smoke corona cigars. Half the time means youre only a quarter frozen

Gaetano7890

ddubridge:

reggie713:

Gaetano7890:

With the colder weather coming for some of us I wanted to ask the question to see if there is anything I could do different. I live in Central NY were the weather gets pretty cold in the winter and as long as it is not at 0 degrees I still sit outside to enjoy my favorite smoke. The last few nights its been in the high 20's and I have noticed a decreased in flavor at the half way point of the cigar. I have had this issue in the past and have narrowed it down to the cold since last two nights I have smoked a mini mum and a frank jr both very flavorful cigars. The mini mum being my new favorite, now maybe this is a question for Kuzi or maybe there is no hope besides staying indoors.

being in mi. i can relate to the cold weather, i think its because, by the time we are half thru, we are half frozen!!!

michigan winters are a great time of year to smoke corona cigars. Half the time means youre only a quarter frozen

I hear you but I'm strange I like coronas in the summer and larger cigars in the winter. After you put on six layers of clothes on I'm in no hurry to go back in.

HarleyHetz

I feel sorry for you guys way up yonder. I smoked out on the patio this evening it was 68ish with a slight breeze coming in from the south east. VERY nice. If it drops down to about 40 or so (as it is supposed to this evening) I'll ease out to the garage. Down below freezing, and I fire up the propane heater to warm the garage, then shut it off as it makes a bit of noise and I like it quiet and peaceful when I smoke!!