This is just a general observation on my part.

The worse a cigar smells, the better it tastes. As in, if I can smell cows, pigs, and poop on my cigar before lighting it, it will usually taste amazing. If I smell a leafy smell, it usually just tastes like smoke. (I like maduros btw, if that makes a difference)

Am I weird? :-) :-)
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You obviously haven't smelled many Gurkha's. They taste as worse as they smell.
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please go get help befor you brain implodes and you kill everyone.... its coming soon...be warned....


on a realistic side, your right it seems. The "funny" smelling" ones taste amazing with you smoke them
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Barnyard usually means wet. I like my maduros same as you, and that's normally a good indicator I'll like a cigar. Trouble is, when I smoke them wet, a lot of ammonia comes along with it and just plain ruins the flavors of the cigar on retrohale. All I get is burned out noseholes.
So I set them down at 60% for about 8 months. At that point, the barnyard tones down a ton, and the chocolate, sweet, spicy, full delicious flavors come out.
Here's a tip...
If you like that barnyardy wet smell, order any Oliva maduro from the online vendors. They always come super wet and fresh. Special G maduros, G maduros, and especially O maduros will totally rock your world. The longer you keep them, the better they'll get, too. :-)
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This can be true for sure. I love a good maduro but then I love a good nat too. For me a good cigar is a good cigar can be any number of kinds.
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:-) 100%
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Someone needs to bomb him with a Gorilla Finger.

:-)
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:-):-):-):-)
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Did someone say maduro? :-) :-) :-)
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Nah, Mac...cows, pigs, and poop was what I heard. :-)
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That about sums it up....The first time I smelled one I was like damn that smells like horse sh!t and then I took two puffs and realized that it tasted like smokey horse sh!t. I have yet to look back :-)
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So True!:-)
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Maduro is my favorite. :-) Yes, though it seems the smelly ones (also the ones that non-cigar smokers find offensive - but who cares) have the best taste.
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He called the sh*t poop:-)
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I thought that was plume? :-)

On the serious tip, I agree with the OP sometimes. However, I have some cigars that smell like melted dark chocolate when cold and a basket of spring flowers when lit and taste f%^#ing spectacular, too!
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Possible that this has to do with a natural fertilizer vs a synthetic one?
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Or more likely that is entirely random.
There are only 4 possible outcomes.
like smell, like cigar
hate smell, like cigar
like smell, hate cigar
hate smell, hate cigar
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Yes indeed, the stinkier the better for me and my maduros. When I go to work and someone tells me I stink, I just smile and say thank you. Then I know I have had a great smoke!
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:-)

With the exception of some cigars damaged by improper storage, I can't say that I've ever found pre-light aroma to be definitively indicative of an enjoyable cigar. I've smelled many dog rockets with wonderful pre-light aromas, and many good cigars that were just "meh" before lighting.

Unless I'm trying to figure out what tobaccos are in a cigar, I don't even smell them anymore.
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hm.
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