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ApexAZ · 10-23-2011, 01:03 AM

I purchased the Famous 20 under 20 sampler to see if I could find any lower cost smokes to suppliment the costlier ones on weekends when I tend to smoke more and noticed that several had a very grassy and almost hay like flavor. With some, the flavor was somewhat subtle, while others it was almost like chewing on a fresh cow patty and I had to put it down.

I can only surmise this has something to do with the age of the tobacco? Do cigars with fresh tobacco have this flavor, or am I really smoking cow dung because they sweep the scraps off the floor of the processing area and stuff it into a $1 cigar?

I'm just curious if it's an age thing that would get better if I let them rest for a while? It's a case of you pretty much get what you pay for in life and I'm wondering if it's even worth bothering with anymore. I am wondering if the ones with more subtle grassy flavor will improve over time because I have had 2 different experiences with the same cigar where one wasn't bad, but the other was terrible. I have found some in the $2.50 range that I enjoyed and may have to just settle with those for my knock arounds.

10-23-2011, 01:03 AM	#1
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Grass flavor? I purchased the Famous 20 under 20 sampler to see if I could find any lower cost smokes to suppliment the costlier ones on weekends when I tend to smoke more and noticed that several had a very grassy and almost hay like flavor. With some, the flavor was somewhat subtle, while others it was almost like chewing on a fresh cow patty and I had to put it down. I can only surmise this has something to do with the age of the tobacco? Do cigars with fresh tobacco have this flavor, or am I really smoking cow dung because they sweep the scraps off the floor of the processing area and stuff it into a $1 cigar? I'm just curious if it's an age thing that would get better if I let them rest for a while? It's a case of you pretty much get what you pay for in life and I'm wondering if it's even worth bothering with anymore. I am wondering if the ones with more subtle grassy flavor will improve over time because I have had 2 different experiences with the same cigar where one wasn't bad, but the other was terrible. I have found some in the $2.50 range that I enjoyed and may have to just settle with those for my knock arounds.