Hello all,

I have been pondering a question since last November and really didn't think much of it again till this Holiday season and the colder winter (thanks global warming :-)). It seems to me that the colder the weather, the less nicotine strength and/or flavor a cigar has. Now this is just my experience... and yes I realize that FL winters are hot to some in the Northern States, but I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences?
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I was gonna say something, then I realized....

Don't you live in FLORIDA????

:-)
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Tobii...those 70 degree winters are rough on some!! :-) :-)
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Hey Hey, it was 45 F, which to a born and raised Florida boy is down right freezing.
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I'd say the cold has a huge effect on both the strength and flavor, cause if it's cold out, I don't smoke.
If I do, I smoke fast and get back in the heat. That generally makes the cigar crappy cause it gets all hot boxed and stinky.
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I've noticed a marked decrease in flavor when smoking in the cold
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its 'spoused to get down to 27 in gainesville tonight wayne!!!


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As do I. I've also noticed an increase in split wrappers, maybe just a coincidence, but that only happens when it's real cold.
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What effects the flavor of smoke more, cold or elevation?
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Due to the lower temperature i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster (almost 2X as fast). I get probably less/worse flavor from most of the cigars. The cola that i usually drink while smoking cigars is cooler + stays cooler due too the lower outdoor temperature. This will probably numbs my taste buds a little bit.
The nicotine strenght is higher because i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster.
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Never noticed a difference.
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Thanks for sharing your experiences with this so far. I wanted to add that I don't change my smoking speed when it's cold. I have just found that the colder the weather, the less flavor or nicotine a cigar has.

I would love to know if someone knew scientifically why this may be happening. Maybe something to do with oils not evaporating due to the excessive cold air on the inhale? :-)
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haha. I smoked tonight in the cold and whoa what a difference. I was going to post a question in the noobs thread but after seeing this I guess it is true. The cold made the cigar different. Deff not the normal flavor I expected from it. Also when exhaling from my nose, it made my nose burn pretty bad after I was done smoking. Like when I came into the house and sat down, 5-10 mins later my nose was on fire. Weird. Guessing it was from the cold air and then the heat from the smoke, probably from the two extremes in temperature.
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I don't think temperature could have an effect of nicotine level, how could it?
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I would guess, if it affects you, it has something to do with your body chemistry and not the cigars. In the cold, the body's enzymatic processes slow over 10%, sometimes 20% per degree of temperature below optimum. Slower chemical function, repair, and disposal of local and environmental toxins puts the body below expected function.
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But wouldn't that mean that the nicotine would effect me more? The experiences I have had, the nicotine effect and/or flavor is less.
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Maybe by the body slowing down, you don't use up your all your blood-sugar so fast. As to the flavor, psychosomatic?
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I give up. Is that a pair of buttocks holding a gun in your 'tar?
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:-) Why yes, that's Assy McGee. :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assy_McGee
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Believe it or not, that is a true picture of Greg's upskirt.

Wanye, I too smoke faster and often get more of a nic kick because of that. I find the humid summers make cigars more mushy and tend to crack the wrappers easier. The flavor profiles are different because I speed up the smoking time.
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