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. 

[ElLoboLoco]

Nothing Trumps taste for me, that’s why we smoke. Draw is second, needs to be a pleasant experience. Aroma and burn means little unless it influences flavor (or draw )on the palate and/or retro. 

[habanohal]

Was given a few green label macanudo. Taste very good, just off putting because the smoke smelled like oil and gas

[JPark3]

5 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

Retohaling is essential in my opinion.

Truer words have never been spoken

[Fugu]

Aroma is everything to me. Up to this day I really thought that’s universal. Interesting to hear that for many it’s just a bonus. Learn something new everyday on this forum. Thanks for the question!