I was wondering if someone might be able to explain the different flavor profiles to me a little so I can understand what I am buying.

I tried to research on my own a little but wasn't coming up with to much to help me out.
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Smoke 'em and decide for yourself.
Really.
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Well said

You really have to try the smokes individually to get an accurate portayal.

Nicaraguans tend to be potent, but not all of them....Dominicans can range from very mild to Opus X levels of strength

All the while the flavor profiles vary widely.

Try them all, that's the fun part

:-)
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I've actually been meaning to grab some Puros of each for sort of a personal blind tasting of several different Mar as over a period of a week or so. Unfortunately I suck at articulating what flavors I can taste in a cigar, had a Tatuaje last night and I swear I tasted peanut butter, coffee, and diesel fuel (none of them unpleasant mind you). You should do the same if you want to classify cigars, no one else's classifications have helped me all that much, time for independant research :-)
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I am a fan of Nicaraguan but definitely try a couple of each and you will get a better feel for which you prefer :-)
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I thought you were more of the Marlboro Light kind?

:-)


Nicaraguans are my favorite as well
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All cigars will be different, The Aging Room Presto M356 is a Dominican Puro as is the OPUS X and they taste nothing alike.
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:-) A LOT of factors go into the taste of cigar, not just the location of where the plants are grown. The only way to know if you are going to like a cigar is to smoke it. While there may be certain characteristics that may be similar in cigars of a particular region, there is almost always an exception to the rule.
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I don't mean to hijack your thread, but if you guys had to pick 3 cigars (Puros) from each different country that best exemplified that countries tobacco, what would they be? Is that even possible?
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If you didn't mean to hijack the thread, why did you do it anyway?
Your question is a good one. But why not start a different thread?
Otherwise this is just another banter thread.
:-)
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To me, Nic puros are dark and earthy, dominican puros are sweet and spicy, and Honduran tobacco sucks, it has no character, and is mainly sweet musty air.
Ecuadoran tobacco is bitter to me and Mexican tobacco is just odd and put-offish, most times.
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:-)
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It's all good. Just trying to redirect traffic where appropriate.
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First of all, try them on different days, sampling on the same day is not only exhausting, but can be fraught with danger.
Secondly, buy them dinner first, engage in some light conversation, while asking some pointed questions to get some idea of their personality.
Third? A cocktail or two may help your success rate.
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:-)
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Also helps if you speak spanish


Having the right drink with a smoke can make a HUGE difference AFAIC....pairing that with the right smoke is like a little slice of heaven
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How is tobbaco strength measured?

i.e.

Ligero, Criollo, etc.

How do they rank, from mildest, to strongest?
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This can also be complicated by cigars being labeled as a Honduran because that is where it is made but it uses all Nicaraguan tobacco. Or a Dominican Made cigar that has an Ecuadorian wrapper, Dominican binder, and fillers from Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. Then you have Connecticut, Sumatran, and Cameroon tobacco as well.

My recommendation would be to try various cigars and then research what was in them. If you like it make a note and look for similar cigars. I for one like cigars with Ecuadorian/Connecticut Shade wrappers with Nicaraguan binder and filler (ie Cabaiguan, 601 Black). Now knowing this if I saw some new cigar that had those components I might buy it. But just because a cigar has those leaves doesn't mean its a sure thing for me as I tried the Perdomo Habano Connecticut and it didn't suit me.
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As with the earlier request for recommendations of cigars from the various countries, your question really needs it's own thread.
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This was a great post!
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