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nothing like pencil lead...:-)
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Early 80s pencil lead is far superior to the pencil lead from the 90s.
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I have to disagree with you on that one.Depending on the country of origin and the specific region it was made, some of the 90's pencil lead is top notch.:-)
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Isn't the Monte #2 in fact named after the #2 pencil?
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If you smell a pencil sharpener I think the predominate smell is the wood shavings-probably cedar. Many people lick then end of a pencil when writing to darken the print...I think every kid in the world has put the lead end of a pencil in their mouth. It isn't a bad taste when connected to cigars-just an attempt to put a name on a taste.
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FWIW, pencil "lead" is a mixture of graphite and clay. Pencil shavings do have a slightly metallic smell to them.
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WTF are they smoking????!!!! oh right, pencil lead:-) seriously though I prefer # 1 lead taste in the morning for a lighter smoke. I usually go for a #5 or #6 taste after a big dinner. :-)
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During the cigar boom, there were a lot of pencil lead cigars out there. :-)
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:-)
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Graphite it is. And as already stated just above, many of us used to lick the pencil when we wrote (wow, I am how old?). This taste note applies and is used in many a Pomerol wine (right coast of Bordeaux) and is actually imparted by specific barrels used to age wine. Actually helps to id some wines blind although lately some Napa guys are using same barrels to same effect.

I have yet to come across a cigar that said "pencil lead/graphite" to me, but then I've seen page after page of reviews in Wine Spectator where a reviewer used one particular tasting note (say, blueberry stems or whatever) across a couple dozen wines being reviewed. I guess they just get fixated by some tasting flavor on some days and this spills out into reviews somehow.

Don't forget that some CA reviewers also review wine and if, by chance, they smoked tha cigar while also drinking a particular wine, then I could easily see them "taste" pencil lead, no big surprise there.
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Yep, I've tasted pencil lead and I have never enjoyed a cigar that has that flavor. The Nub Habano was definitely one of those cigars and I also thought it was bitter. No bueno, no gracias.
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I think the Zino Platinum Scepter series definitely has a pencilish taste on the exhale. I like those though, so I guess I can't even say it's a bad flavor to have. If it was anything more than subtle, though, I see how it could ruin the smoke.
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So do Cuban pencils have that particular twang to them?
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Thanks for sharing.:-):-)
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I've always been a little put off by the descriptions some people have about tobacco. I just taste good old tobacco; maybe creamy, peppery, or spicy. Certainly not buttery, fruity, or reminiscent of pencil led.
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I have had many of these cigars, actually one of my favorites, love the nub brand, but don't remember them having any pencil hits or flavors to them.
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i love #8

you guys are hilariouss

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You sir are clearly not a connesuir of pencil lead. A #1 is typically heavy and full strength. A #5 or #6 is lighter and more refined. Darn noobs! :-)
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:-) :-) :-)
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