greatsmoke Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Hey guys, I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste back up? This is driving me NUTS!! Steve:-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Steve....sit down. This is not going to be easy but you need a 3 week cigar sabatical. No cigars for that period....none....nada....zip. It will work :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 This is not going to be easy but you need a 3 week cigar sabatical. No cigars for that period....none....nada....zip. None, nada, zip? Prez, have you ever voluntarily given up cigars for three weeks? Not because you were sick, or were stranded on an island, or under quarantine by your wife for reasons which we can appreciate, etc. No, I mean abstaining for no other reason than "to clear your palate". Now, keep in mind that most of the 'flavors' in a cigar are actually perceived and discriminated in the nose, not the mouth. Perhaps he should have his sinuses washed out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Shrink...I am a professional I abstain for two back to back days every week. I have found that this sharpens my senses to a razor sharp edge :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Olive oil or Apple Cider Vinegar I know its crazy but it cleans my palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatsmoke Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 I use that Sinus Rinse stuff periodically... not sure how much it helps. I'll do that just in case. Abstaining for a couple of days helps. Two weeks kind of hurts!! But I will try for as long as I can. Now just to find something that can keep my mind off of tobacco for a couple of weeks! :-D Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatsmoke Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 » Olive oil or Apple Cider Vinegar I know its crazy but it cleans my palate. What do you do with it? Take shots? Does it clear you up instantly, or is it a next day kind of thing? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I rinse with the olive oil rubbing my tongue to the roof of my mouth . As far as the Apple cider 3 table spoons to 8 oz water drink it but let it stay in your mouth for lets say 5 sec before swallowing it. Has to be Apple Cider vinegar it's very good for you also I think it kill the germs on your tongue. But these work for me with in about a 15 min to 1/2 hour. The Apple Cider works much better for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genevapics Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 That's some crazy sh!t there Jimmy. Never heard of it, but I will definitely give the Apple Cider/water concoction a try. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIGARHead Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 » Hey guys, » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » Steve:-| Aside from abstaining from smoking...which I must admit is very hard to do....try eating something along with your cigar. Ive recently been enjoying spicy pita chips and humus. Sounds weird, but it can sure enhance the flavors -- and a little rum dont hurt;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatsmoke Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 » » Hey guys, » » » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » » » Steve:-| » » Aside from abstaining from smoking...which I must admit is very hard to » do....try eating something along with your cigar. Ive recently been » enjoying spicy pita chips and humus. Sounds weird, but it can sure enhance » the flavors -- and a little rum dont hurt;-) I have find that I taste best when all I do is smoke a cigar.... nothing to drink, nothing to eat.. accept when my mouth gets OVERLY dry; then a sip or two of water. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stones Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 » I use that Sinus Rinse stuff periodically... not sure how much it helps. » I'll do that just in case. » » Abstaining for a couple of days helps. » Two weeks kind of hurts!! But I will try for as long as I can. Now just » to find something that can keep my mind off of tobacco for a couple of » weeks! :-D » » Steve No, no, no. He said THREE weeks. Good luck! ;-) Really, though, not smoking is the best way to get it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I just got over a two week head/chest cold and could not taste much of anything so I did without for three days. I smoked some NC culls when I did smoke not wanting to waste the good stuff. I'm back and have been tasting well for a few days now. Robs advice may work but three weeks is a long time for me the go without. I'd rather give up sex for two weeks before sacrificing cigars for three days.;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 » Hey guys, » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » Steve:-| This is my personal choice when a cigar is just tasting like a cigar... Chilled Vodka. Drink one finger about 30 mins before lighting up the cigar and hold each sip in the mouth for a sec. Followed with room temp water about 5 mins before lighting. Works every time... Or should I be registering with my local AA meeting?? :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 » » Steve:-| » » This is my personal choice when a cigar is just tasting like a cigar... » » Chilled Vodka. » » Drink one finger about 30 mins before lighting up the cigar and hold each » sip in the mouth for a sec. Followed with room temp water about 5 mins » before lighting. » » Works every time... Or should I be registering with my local AA meeting?? » :-D Start looking for your local chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami101 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Prez I'm having the same problem. I get great taste, but nt much after that...I only smoke on the week end's. You think two weeks away from cigars will bring back some taste.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strayvector Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Here's one guaranteed to work. Go out one night (make sure you have a trusted friend that'll drive you home) smoke a ton of cigars and drink shot after shot of tequila. The goal of this is to wake up with a raging hangover so if you don't wake up with one, you've failed. Now what does this accomplish? Plenty. Its called negative association. You'll wake up with the worst hangover that you'll completely swear off all smoking and drinking (if not banned from it by your better half)...for at least 48 hours, maybe more. By the time the after-affects of the that drunken night wears off (and the displeasure of your significant other), your palate will have healed itself and you will once again be able to taste the difference between a Cohiba and a Quintero. Trust me on this...its been tested and I know it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 » Here's one guaranteed to work. Go out one night (make sure you have a » trusted friend that'll drive you home) smoke a ton of cigars and drink » shot after shot of tequila. The goal of this is to wake up with a raging » hangover so if you don't wake up with one, you've failed. Now what does » this accomplish? Plenty. Its called negative association. You'll wake » up with the worst hangover that you'll completely swear off all smoking » and drinking (if not banned from it by your better half)...for at least 48 » hours, maybe more. By the time the after-affects of the that drunken night » wears off (and the displeasure of your significant other), your palate will » have healed itself and you will once again be able to taste the difference » between a Cohiba and a Quintero. Trust me on this...its been tested and I » know it works. Do tell! Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatsmoke Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 » Hey guys, » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » Steve:-| This tobacco-celibacy really sucks!!! But I'm trying..... I want to be good to go for a good buddies visit mid next week. Haha. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 » Hey guys, » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » Steve:-| i would be straight in to see a specialist. know a few people in the wine industry who have suddenly lost smell (more likely to be this than taste) and never got it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 My system works!!!! try it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatsmoke Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 » » Hey guys, » » » » I have been having some taste problems lately. Can't taste those » » delightful intricacies in my cigars. Any ideas on how to wake my taste » » back up? This is driving me NUTS!! » » » » Steve:-| » » i would be straight in to see a specialist. know a few people in the wine » industry who have suddenly lost smell (more likely to be this than taste) » and never got it back. What kind of specialist? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 What kind of specialist? » » » Steve good question. i would imagine an ENT specialist but if it is a problem, check with your local doc and see what he says or if he refers you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 » What kind of specialist? » » » » » » Steve » » » good question. i would imagine an ENT specialist but if it is a problem, » check with your local doc and see what he says or if he refers you. Nice one Ken. Now Steve thinks he has a physiological problem requiring specialist attention :-| Ignore him Steve. If Ken has a headache it is a tumour. If his hips are sore it is bone cancer. Classic hypochondriac ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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