A Waste of a Cohiba CE!

[Shooter]

After fighting a nasty bout of sinutus since just before Thanksgiving--and not being able to enjoy a cigar for the past two weeks--I was elated to wake this morning feeling like I've finally whipped this illness thanks to a prescription of antibiotics.

The sun was poking through and it got up to near 60 degrees here in Northern VA so I thought I'd reward myself with a nice, long-overdue cigar. Out of the 'dor came a beautiful '02 CLE Cohiba Coronas Especial.

A bit of lunch and time to torch-up. Voila! Ignition but NO TASTE WHATSOEVER!! Now this cigar has been one of the most stellar in my collection and instantly it hit me that the reason I wasn't tasting anything was not 'cuz the cigar was off--but rather, my tastebuds and "sniffer" were not working! I suspect it was the antibiotics.

Can you imagine the disappointment of lighting something so special and not being able to either smell or taste it!? LOL I was VERY depressed! I felt like running out and finding some stranger walking their dog--who hopefully would indulge now and then in a good cigar and offering what would probably be the most fantastic cigar they've ever smoked! As it was, I simply tried to relax and recall how good they "were."

I'm telling you--it was horrible. I might as well have rolled a piece of newspaper up and smoked it. ZERO taste or smell. I watched the razor-edge burn get lower and felt the perfect draw--but that was it--period. Painful as it was, I eventually chucked-it with a good half left.

LESSON LEARNED---be sure your palate and smelling-ability are up to par before lighting up!:-|

[Guest gorob23]

Out of the 'dor came a beautiful '02 CLE Cohiba Coronas Especial.» before lighting up!:-|

great cigar, sorry about your taste buds bro:-(

[dysfunctional]

Oh man...that sucks big time..... hope your taste buds recover soon....

[habanohal]

I went through that 2 months ago. 14 days of hell. Makes you go nuts, especially when I am use to smokeing 4 a day.

What to do with your time then?:-(

[Ginseng]

Hi Shooter,

Yup, that's happened to me as well. Sometimes I find that even regular decongestants and such can affect my sniffability.

I hope your next one will be better.

Wilkey

[ironman]

This time of year colds and the flu really screw up a nice relaxing smoke after work:-(

[Loki]

What a sad story.:-( The same thing seems to be happening here.

I woke up today with the tell tale aches and pains and stuffed head. Several smoke friendly christmas parties soon. Hope this cold is a quick one.

At least its summer time in OZ. Lucky Them

[Mel]

Two years ago after a turkey hunt, where I did not kill a bird, I decided to console myself with a Part SD1 EL. I had a cold in the last week but I was much better. After three puffs my nose plugged bigger than **** and I could not taste a thing.

I left the band on the whole time just so I could prove to myself that I was smoking a great cigar.

Had a upset stomach and fever yesterday with no cigar but I feel better today going for a Cohiba Lancero tonight.

[El Rushbo]

Sad tale. I've been sick for a few weeks now (cold and such; teaching teenagers keeps one sick for the better part of winter) and have been craving the last Sig. VI in the humi pretty badly...but I don't want to waste it.;-)

[Bunker1028]

Isn't that why they made machine mades?