Adjectives used to describe cigars: the good, the bad and the ugly

[McDuffie for Congress]

I haven't read a lot of cigar reviews, but I was wondering what sort of adjectives are commonly used to describe cigars? As far the the look, the construction, the smell, the taste, the ash, the smoke etc?

I smoked 3 Gurkhas today and I can't put my finger on how I should be describing them. I want to describe them in ways that others can relate to. The double maduro, for example, was fairly heavy, yet smooth. Right at the end I thought I detected a bit of mocha flavour and the smoke seemed thicker than most other cigars I have smoked.

Can you give me examples of adjectives I could use to describe cigars of all classes? Even a random list would suffice.

Thank you

 

[Electric Sheep]

I found this list on the "THE CIGAR SMOKER's FAQ" at www.cigargroup.com/faq




_____________________________________________________
---------------- General Descriptors ----------------
bitter ......... dry ......... full-bodied
green ......... harsh ...... medium-bodied
mild ........... rich ........ sharp
smooth ....... sour ....... sweet
tangy ......... tart
_____________________________________________________
---------------- From The Spice Rack ----------------
cinnamon
clove
nutmeg
pepper (peppery)
> black pepper
> hot pepper
> white pepper
rosemary
spice (spicy)
> aged spice
> dried spice
> sweet spice
_____________________________________________________
---------------- What's For Dessert? ----------------
burnt sugar
> butterscotch
> caramel
> toffee
chocolate
> burnt chocolate
> dark chocolate
> milk-chocolate
> cocoa
> cocoa bean
fruit
> dried fruit
> ripe fruit
> citrus (citrusy)
>> burnt citrus
>> dried citrus
>> dried orange peel
> raisins
licorice
nut (nutty)
> roasted nut
> almond
> chestnut
> walnut
toast (toasty)
_____________________________________________________
-------------- Complimentary Beverages --------------
coffee
> dark coffee
> roasted coffee
> dark roasted coffee
> roasted coffee-bean
cream (creamy)
tea
_____________________________________________________
------------------ Back to Nature -------------------
earth (earthy)
flint (flinty)
flowers (floral, flowery)
herbs (herbaceous)
peat (peat-like)
sand (sandy)
straw
> dry straw
vegetation (vegetal)
> grass (grassy)
> leaf (leafy)
> stems (stemmy)
> weeds (weedy)
wood (woody)
> sweet wood
> dry wood
> cedar (cedary)
>> aged cedar
> balsa wood
>> dried balsa wood
> paper (papery)
>> dry paper
_____________________________________________________
------------------- Miscellaneous -------------------

chemical
camphor
leather (leathery)
metal (metallic)



:noemotion

DISCLAIMER: I don't know about all of those, because some seem a bit far-fetched, but there are certainly SOME words in that list that might be useful in describing cigars.

 

[Greg]

There's this too

 

[Benzopyrene]

Interesting thread! I just kinda picked up flavors on my own, and then I would smoke with people who had a good palat, and then I would compare. Worked for me, and I think I have a decent palat!

 

[geckoheart]

Smokey...
Good and smokey
OK and Smokey
Bad- don't smoke again smokey
:smile:

 

[mealstrom]

Ones I've used have been: leathery, earthy, grassy, sweet, chocolate, bitter, tannic, and shitty. :nodlaugh: Other than that my palate isn't defined enough to detect I guess.

 

[Rich K]

Thanks for the info on this, guys. Most of list doesn't seem too far-fetched, but there are some real winners on there. Has anyone ever smoked a stick that tasted "flinty" to them? haha

 

[Greg]

Has anyone ever smoked a stick that tasted "flinty" to them? haha

I have heard Bob or Dale (DWSC) use that term before to describe that metallic taste you get with some NC cigars.

 

[Rich K]

Now I want to smoke a flinty cigar and find out more about that taste. I've tasted the metallic taste, but nothing has struck me as flinty.

 

[Electric Sheep]

I doubt I'd ever use "flinty" as an adjective to describe cigar flavors...mainly because I don't recall ever putting a flint in my mouth.

 

[jwintosh]

good info!

 

[cvm4]

Info. overload here. I can't get flavors that detailed unless I dream them up.

 

[CWS]

Smokeable, not smokeable.

 

[kirscovitch]

Donk and i have discussed this many times and though im getting to the point where i can detect flavors easier, we still list them in 3 groups.

good cigars
yard gars
dog rockets

 

[cvm4]

K.I.S.S. is the motto I try to go by.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

I use: I like, don't like, like more than that other one. And....................Toooo muchh!!!!!!!

 

[Kimyounil]

Smokey...
Good and smokey
OK and Smokey
Bad- don't smoke again smokey
:smile:

I use: I like, don't like, like more than that other one. And....................Toooo muchh!!!!!!!

HAHA :rofl:

Yes, that about sums up I how I describe cigars.

 

[Headbanger]

I wish I have these lists before starting the reverse contest. A few are listed here I could not put my finger or pallet on.