How important is aroma to your overall cigar experience? Which cigars (Cuban or non-Cuban) have the most distinctive aroma for you?

[Islandboy]

Aroma is the only reason I subject my mouth to keeping a cigar burning.

[Ford2112]

Retohaling is essential in my opinion.

[StoagieSnape]

I have always enjoyed the distant smell and waft of a cigar. That aroma excites my brain whenever I unknowingly meander into someone's secondhand plume. When enjoying a cigar, I always "cold" (?)  smell down the length and then the foot. It's an essential step in the pre-light ritual. After lighting the cigar, it's all palate pleasure from there. For me, the aroma might be too close to perceive, as all the different aromatic notes start to blend together.