Flavour imparted to tubos sticks

[david9985]

It seems a given that the stick should take on cedar notes when wrapped in cedar and stored in a tube... But is a metallic taste from the tube itself also imparted?

[Lucas Buck]

I love Tubos and have collected them from the 90’s to recent.  Have smoked some 20-30 year olds recently and no metallic taste ever. Cedar definitely but no metallic notes. 

[JDoughty]

No. I have also smoked some very old tubos that were past their prime, but the taste was not metallic. There is a bit of an 'grand old library books' aroma that usually shows up with the really old stuff. It can be unique and somewhat pleasant, or a bit too papery, musty or unpleasant, depending on the cigar and aging conditions. I've never gotten a metallic or rusty taste or aroma from a cigar that I can recall. Mineral yes, metal no. 

[zacca]

I’ve never experienced any metallic taste, but that said, I’ve often wondered about some non-cedar / benign substitutes for cedar. It’s usually a note I don’t want more of in a cigar with certain brands.