Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip?

oooo35980 · 01-10-2013, 08:27 PM

I went to a shop I don't ordinarily go to and bought some sticks today. One was an AF Hemingway Signature, I swear the thing has a sweetened tip. Not like sweet tobacco this one has been dipped or infused in something. I let the wife taste it and she said it tasted fruity (It does, like an ACID almost.) I thought maybe they had let it sit around the ACIDs for too long but the rest of the cigar doesn't taste sweetened (Yes I licked the whole thing.)

This ever happened to anyone else? I don't smoke Hemingways all the time or anything but I can't recall ever having one with a sweetened tip. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention?

never_enough · 01-10-2013, 08:40 PM

I'm sorry, I can't stop envisioning you licking the whole cigar with a puzzled look on your face

iaMkcK · 01-10-2013, 08:48 PM

LOL.. The only one I've smoked tastes like a cigar. Maybe the B&M has females working that wear really strong lotion and showcased the stick to someone before you picked it up, thus imparting a sweet flavor to the tip?

Also, I don't know if saline from your mucus is going to help age your cigar. I would avoid licking cigars in public as well. Might get the wrong image on display.

oooo35980 · 01-10-2013, 08:53 PM

You just made me think of a possibility involving flavored chap stick, I think I'm going to hurl.

Gabe215 · 01-10-2013, 09:14 PM

What Robert said!

iaMkcK · 01-10-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by oooo35980

You just made me think of a possibility involving flavored chap stick, I think I'm going to hurl.

I was going to suggest that, but in all honesty I highly doubt someone in a B&M would pick up a cigar and start puffing on the cap without purchasing it. And I doubt the person working would allow that either. I doubt it was something so sinister anyways.

fauxtrot · 01-11-2013, 05:34 AM

That's pretty strange... are you sure it wasn't just the sweetness of the Cameroon wrapper?

Rob_M · 01-11-2013, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by never_enough

I'm sorry, I can't stop envisioning you licking the whole cigar with a puzzled look on your face

milhouse · 01-11-2013, 06:50 AM

There is a crappy b&m by me that I avoid at all cost. I ran in there Christmas Eve, and a customer put the cigar in his mouth inside the
the humidor. I began to watch him. He goes to pay for it, she tells him 9.80. As he hands her his debit card she tells him there is a $10 minimum to use a card. He says ok and asks her to charge his card $10. The woman tells him she can't and tells him to buy some crappy cigarillo on the counter for 1.00 to get over $10. The guy declines. Puts the cigar on the counter and walked out.

Nasty!

oooo35980 · 01-11-2013, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fauxtrot

That's pretty strange... are you sure it wasn't just the sweetness of the Cameroon wrapper?

100% positive.

Brooks W · 01-11-2013, 02:18 PM

The Hemingway Series does NOT have a Sweetened tip.

Guaranteed.

cmitch · 01-11-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by milhouse

There is a crappy b&m by me that I avoid at all cost. I ran in there Christmas Eve, and a customer put the cigar in his mouth inside the
the humidor. I began to watch him. He goes to pay for it, she tells him 9.80. As he hands her his debit card she tells him there is a $10 minimum to use a card. He says ok and asks her to charge his card $10. The woman tells him she can't and tells him to buy some crappy cigarillo on the counter for 1.00 to get over $10. The guy declines. Puts the cigar on the counter and walked out.

Nasty!

I would say the B&M got what they deserved. I've charged many cigars at many places that were less than $10 and was never asked to spend 10. I agree, it's nasty because she probably put it right back in the box knowing he had it in his mouth.

Tredegar · 01-11-2013, 03:58 PM

I have had this happen before with a AF Short Story. I attribute this to any natural sugars in the leaf.

T.G · 01-11-2013, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cmitch

I would say the B&M got what they deserved. I've charged many cigars at many places that were less than $10 and was never asked to spend 10. I agree, it's nasty because she probably put it right back in the box knowing he had it in his mouth.

So you are familiar with that specific B&M's terms of agreement with their CC processor as to know what their contractual minimum charge is to not have to pay a fee?

I'm also curious where the assertion that the cigar was placed back in the box came from?

Col. Kurtz · 01-12-2013, 11:43 AM

I have had a few hemingways that had a sweet taste to them. I attributed it to the gum used on the wrappers.

x man · 01-12-2013, 11:47 AM

are u sure it wasnt a Hemi Sun Grown wrapper

oooo35980 · 01-15-2013, 01:59 PM

This was absolutely not under any circumstances a natural occuring flavor in the leaf, it wasn't slightly sweet, it was so sweet and cloying that it prompted me to lick the whole darn thing to see wtf was going on.

I guess it could have been the gum, maybe it was overapplied to the cap and that's why it was just the tip that tasted sweet. Now I kind of wish I hadn't pitched it when I thought about the chapstick possibility.

iaMkcK · 01-15-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oooo35980

This was absolutely not under any circumstances a natural occuring flavor in the leaf, it wasn't slightly sweet, it was so sweet and cloying that it prompted me to lick the whole darn thing to see wtf was going on.

I guess it could have been the gum, maybe it was overapplied to the cap and that's why it was just the tip that tasted sweet. Now I kind of wish I hadn't pitched it when I thought about the chapstick possibility.

Wait wait wait.. You licked the whole stick, had your wife taste it.. Didn't smoke it.. And THEN on top of it, threw it out? LOL

bobarian · 01-15-2013, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by oooo35980

This was absolutely not under any circumstances a natural occuring flavor in the leaf, it wasn't slightly sweet, it was so sweet and cloying that it prompted me to lick the whole darn thing to see wtf was going on.

I guess it could have been the gum, maybe it was overapplied to the cap and that's why it was just the tip that tasted sweet. Now I kind of wish I hadn't pitched it when I thought about the chapstick possibility.

Not a chance. The substance used to glue the cap and finish the wrap is completely tasteless. If the "glue" in fact had any flavor then we all would have similar experiences as all cigars use similar types of vegetable glue. Just like pectin it adds absolutely no flavor to the cigar.

x man · 01-15-2013, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oooo35980

This was absolutely not under any circumstances a natural occuring flavor in the leaf, it wasn't slightly sweet, it was so sweet and cloying that it prompted me to lick the whole darn thing to see wtf was going on.

I guess it could have been the gum, maybe it was overapplied to the cap and that's why it was just the tip that tasted sweet. Now I kind of wish I hadn't pitched it when I thought about the chapstick possibility.

Fuente Sun Grown wrappers taste very sweet sometimes.

01-10-2013, 08:27 PM	#1
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? I went to a shop I don't ordinarily go to and bought some sticks today. One was an AF Hemingway Signature, I swear the thing has a sweetened tip. Not like sweet tobacco this one has been dipped or infused in something. I let the wife taste it and she said it tasted fruity (It does, like an ACID almost.) I thought maybe they had let it sit around the ACIDs for too long but the rest of the cigar doesn't taste sweetened (Yes I licked the whole thing.) This ever happened to anyone else? I don't smoke Hemingways all the time or anything but I can't recall ever having one with a sweetened tip. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention?

01-10-2013, 08:40 PM	#2
never_enough Never Satisfied Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Robert Location: MA Posts: 650 Trading: (6)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? I'm sorry, I can't stop envisioning you licking the whole cigar with a puzzled look on your face __________________ Why would I? More like why wouldn't I... Hahaha Last edited by never_enough; 01-10-2013 at 08:54 PM.

01-10-2013, 08:48 PM	#3
iaMkcK Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: Jarrett Location: SoCal Posts: 570 Trading: (8)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? LOL.. The only one I've smoked tastes like a cigar. Maybe the B&M has females working that wear really strong lotion and showcased the stick to someone before you picked it up, thus imparting a sweet flavor to the tip? Also, I don't know if saline from your mucus is going to help age your cigar. I would avoid licking cigars in public as well. Might get the wrong image on display. __________________ My Waxing Moon Humidor. My Habit former. Click here for the live chat. "My friend, talk to your God, not me" CJHalbrooks

01-10-2013, 08:53 PM	#4
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? You just made me think of a possibility involving flavored chap stick, I think I'm going to hurl.

01-10-2013, 09:14 PM	#5
Gabe215 Have My Own Room Join Date: Nov 2012 First Name: Gabe Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,120 Trading: (20)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? What Robert said!

01-11-2013, 05:34 AM	#7
fauxtrot Squinty Convict Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: Austin Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 4 Trading: (0)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? That's pretty strange... are you sure it wasn't just the sweetness of the Cameroon wrapper?

01-11-2013, 06:50 AM	#9
milhouse Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 57 Trading: (0)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? There is a crappy b&m by me that I avoid at all cost. I ran in there Christmas Eve, and a customer put the cigar in his mouth inside the the humidor. I began to watch him. He goes to pay for it, she tells him 9.80. As he hands her his debit card she tells him there is a $10 minimum to use a card. He says ok and asks her to charge his card $10. The woman tells him she can't and tells him to buy some crappy cigarillo on the counter for 1.00 to get over $10. The guy declines. Puts the cigar on the counter and walked out. Nasty!

01-11-2013, 02:18 PM	#11
Brooks W Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 833 Trading: (70)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? The Hemingway Series does NOT have a Sweetened tip. Guaranteed.

01-11-2013, 03:58 PM	#13
Tredegar Sing along with me Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 670 Trading: (9)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? I have had this happen before with a AF Short Story. I attribute this to any natural sugars in the leaf.

01-12-2013, 11:43 AM	#15
Col. Kurtz Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jerry Location: South Appleton Posts: 1,839 Trading: (26)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? I have had a few hemingways that had a sweet taste to them. I attributed it to the gum used on the wrappers. __________________ Artillery Lends Dignity to What Would Otherwise Be a Vulgar Brawl

01-12-2013, 11:47 AM	#16
x man Opus lover since 1995 Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: X Location: usa Posts: 866 Trading: (24)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? are u sure it wasnt a Hemi Sun Grown wrapper

01-15-2013, 01:59 PM	#17
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Re: Hemingway Signature Sweetened tip? This was absolutely not under any circumstances a natural occuring flavor in the leaf, it wasn't slightly sweet, it was so sweet and cloying that it prompted me to lick the whole darn thing to see wtf was going on. I guess it could have been the gum, maybe it was overapplied to the cap and that's why it was just the tip that tasted sweet. Now I kind of wish I hadn't pitched it when I thought about the chapstick possibility.