What's your technique?

AshMe

Hey guys. So I spent my first month as a noob reading the dos and donts of cigar smoking, and the etiquette post, and the "developing your palette" post, and I was wondering if people really do things "by the book" to fully enjoy their cigars. I'll be honest, I can't retro-hale every single puff (it all tastes the same for me anyway, anise and eggs), and I haven't been able to force myself to "hold the smoke in my mouth" as its suggested for every single puff either (all I taste is plastic and anise). I find myself enjoying the aroma (sniffing the smoke that comes off the burning end and what I blow out my mouth) more than the retro-hale or mouth hold. Thats when I can really pick up the different scents/flavors like cocoa, burnt match, earth, manure, and the enjoyable tobacco smell. So, am I selling myself short? Can I expect things to get better if I keep retro-haling and holding the smoke in my mouth? I'm wondering what you guys do. Please share. Also, if you have any tips on how to use a paired drink to help your enjoyment, please include that also. Thanks. (P.S. sorry that my post is in block format, I can't figure out how to start a new paragraph. Hitting "enter" doesn't work.)

Sasquatch

bandyt09

As a new guy keep doing what you're doing. Make this hobby enjoyable for you right now, don't worry about anyone else. Keeping trying to do the things you want to do, if you want to retrohale keep trying on occasion, I myself enjoy cigars but rarely retrohale, in my experience I'm not missing much; however, I do have a goat's palate. This is about YOU and YOUR hobby so do what makes YOU happy. Keep learning and keep trying the things that interest you, if they work for you threw great, if they don't, well then they don't.

rsherman24

Lee.mcglynn

I tend to always retro hale but mostly from force of habit. Like bandy says do what you enjoy! If everyone played by the book we would discover nothing new!

Cigary

FireRob

roland_7707

CharlieHeis

avengethis

My technique is to enjoy the cigar I'm smoking. sometimes I hold it sometimes i retro-hale but usually its just smoke away and relax with what I have in hand.

Gray4lines

dr_frankenstein56

Echambers

My technique? Well, first I slide my hand down....wait that's not what you're talking about is it???