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ready
10-14-2013, 08:48 PM
So I'm reading about cigars and looking at smoke shops and I'm finding some conflicting info.

I've seen mild and full flavored, full bodied AND full flavored, mild and full bodied. Is full bodied nicotine content and full flavored is taste?
TEN-32
10-15-2013, 06:08 AM
Where are you seeing this? Typically words like "power" or "strength" refer to the vitamin N levels. When I read full "bodied" I expect the cigar to pack a strong flavor and nicotine punch.
CigarGuy
10-15-2013, 06:42 AM
I guess this is all subjective but, to me, full flavoured can be any cigar that has a lot of flavour in the filler, regardless of strength.
Full bodied refers to cigars, regardless of flavour, that "pack a punch", often times from an abundance of Estili ligero in the filler.
ready
10-15-2013, 03:24 PM
Where are you seeing this? Typically words like "power" or "strength" refer to the vitamin N levels. When I read full "bodied" I expect the cigar to pack a strong flavor and nicotine punch.

Here's a forum topic on it. http://www.puff.com/forums/vb/cigar-questions/14469-full-body-vs-full-flavor.html

Here's the menu from a local smoke shop. http://www.donpablocigars.com/order.html
ready
10-15-2013, 03:27 PM
I guess this is all subjective but, to me, full flavoured can be any cigar that has a lot of flavour in the filler, regardless of strength.
Full bodied refers to cigars, regardless of flavour, that "pack a punch", often times from an abundance of Estili ligero in the filler.

After doing some more reading I think strength is referring to nicotine, flavor is obviously flavor and body is maybe a combination of flavor, strength and ligero?

This is supposed to be a relaxing for me. I think I'm just going to smoke the damned things.
CigarGuy
10-15-2013, 05:21 PM
Here's a forum topic on it. http://www.puff.com/forums/vb/cigar-questions/14469-full-body-vs-full-flavor.html

Here's the menu from a local smoke shop. http://www.donpablocigars.com/order.html

I see some "mild, full bodied" on there. I see your confusion. Seems a bit oxymoronic to me, but, hey, I'm not sellin' the things........
I DO know that what some find "full" I don't, and vice-versa. So, short of finding someone who REALLY likes the same flavour profile
as you do, it's going to be a fun, but alone, journey.
ready
10-15-2013, 06:02 PM
Can you recommend a good sampler pack I could order that would offer a wide range of flavors?
El Jefe
10-15-2013, 10:03 PM
I guess this is all subjective but, to me, full flavoured can be any cigar that has a lot of flavour in the filler, regardless of strength.
Full bodied refers to cigars, regardless of flavour, that "pack a punch", often times from an abundance of Estili ligero in the filler.

That shit will kill ya! ;)
TEN-32
10-16-2013, 06:39 AM
Can you recommend a good sampler pack I could order that would offer a wide range of flavors?

Well this sampler is all over the map.

http://www.jrcigars.com/jr/index.cfm/hurl/evt=itemDetail/itemcode=BR60SMP/BIG-RING-GAUGE-10-CIGAR-SAMPLER.html

One more

http://www.jrcigars.com/jr/index.cfm/hurl/evt=itemDetail/itemcode=CHUSMP/8-CIGAR-&-HUMIDOR-COMBO.html
TEN-32
10-16-2013, 06:41 AM
That shit will kill ya! ;)

http://www.churchstoke.powys.sch.uk/images/Class%203/animals/dragonfire.jpg
CigarGuy
10-16-2013, 06:52 AM
That's why I drink bourbon. To put out the fire...........;)
El Jefe
10-16-2013, 08:39 AM
http://s17.postimg.org/jsezqcyrz/burning_tires.jpg (http://postimage.org/)