Retrohaling is a technique that we practice and recommend so that people can experience the broadest range of flavors and sensations from their cigars. This video explains why retrohaling is important and how to retrohale your cigar smoke.
Retrohaling is a technique that we practice and recommend so that people can experience the broadest range of flavors and sensations from their cigars. This video explains why retrohaling is important and how to retrohale your cigar smoke.
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Sometimes the smaller cigars are made from chopped tobacco, or scraps from long-filler cigars. These are typically machine made. Some of them can be pretty decent, and the difference in price is due to the difference in cost between the better quality tobacco used in larger hand made cigars. Also, the hand construction costs more. GIve the smaller ones a try and compare taste with long filler cigars.
thanks for all the vids on cigars doc. i am a new comer to smoking as i turned 18 not too long ago and i was wondering what the difference was between the smaller cigars that are cigarette-sized, and then the cigars that you smoke which are alot bigger. I was just wondering as I am trying to determine whether the difference in cost is really worth it.
woahh! tried it this morning with a montecristo cigar and its just amazing! im 14 and told a couple friends that i smoke with and they love it too!!
hhaha thanks doc really helpfull …again =)
get a life and stop smoking….
Thanks alot, gread vids…
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ok cool. ill have to find you on facebook. you see to be ful of info and thats just what im lookin for. i just really got into cigars a few months ago so im still pretty fresh.
Thanks amigo. No, I’m not a member of Puff. I don’t have the time anymore to belong to any cigar forums. Life has just become too complicated and I don’t have the time. Instead I have been spending more time on Twitter and Facebook.
hey great video doc. you woudnt happen to be a member of puff would you?
Thanks for the props. I like a wide range of cigars and don’t have a favorite. As an every day smoke I would choose something like a Padron Maduro, J. Fuego Corojo No. 1 or Tatuaje.
love the vid…what is your favorite cigar..and what cigars do you recomend for an everyday smoke..
I discovered so cold retrohaling by my selves, it is worth to try it. But if You are not very experienced cigar smoker, be aware of that.
thought it was the mad money guy, i was waitin for a stock quote….hahahaha just kiddin good show Doc.
I mean i love my cigars as much as the next guy, but this guy is plain fruity
Thanks for the good word. I smoke a lot of different cigars and my tastes vary. I like cigars from light to medium to full. No real favorites, because there are so many great cigars being made right now.
Good video. Snorting helps you learn how to retrohale. I did it the first time but now it is just 2nd nature (no snorting now). I really enjoy my cigars more. Hey Doc what do you like to smoke?
thx to this vid, I could enjoy my cigar better. THANK YOU, SINCERELY.
I do have a question though it may seem a bit pathetic. you stated with retrohaling that you can start the exhale through the mouth and transfer through the nose at the end. I personally learned to start with the nose and end with exhaling the last little bit. Is there any significant difference in the way the palate develops or am i just blowing smoke? (haha could not resist that one.)
Great Video. Although I learned this technique well before seeing the video I never really knew why it really intensified the experience and let me explore a wider range of the palate. Great video Doc.
Channel the smoke through my nose? No thank you I prefer expelling it out of my mouth.
I failed to mention that I smoked cigarettes for years(quit about 25 years ago) . Your information is helpful because my cigarette smoking and non-smoking friends are always speaking on that which they know nothing, namely smoking cigars. With your videos I can even more intelligently on cigar smoking when they come at me with their unsolicited remarks.
True, but the difference is that cigarette smokers usually blow smoke out of their noses after they inhale into their lungs. Retrohaling does not involve the lungs at all. In the lungs, cigarette smoke is “filtered” and thus, blowing the smoke out through the nose is less likely to represent the true flavor of the tobacco. It’s a completely different experience to retrohale cigar smoke, which has a higher pH than cigarette smoke and therefore has a more significant impact on the olfactory bulbs.
Blowing smoke through and out your nose is something most cigarette smokers learn to do immediately. It’s one of the smoke activities that makes you look cool! Really! Makes cigar smokers look a trifle slow. Be that as it may, I enjoy the combination of mini biology class, word coinage history, and whatever else was informative. Thank you,Doc!
Cigar smoke is alkaline (has a higher pH relative to cigarette smoke) and as a result is difficult to inhale without severely irritating the respiratory airways. Also, because it is alkaline, it doesn’t readily absorb as well through the linings of the lungs, but is more efficiently delivered via the mucous membranes of the mouth. The alkalinity, plus the bigger unfiltered particles, makes it more harmful to lung tissue.
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