Does the cold effect strength/flavor?

wayner123 · 12-28-2009, 02:18 PM

Hello all,

I have been pondering a question since last November and really didn't think much of it again till this Holiday season and the colder winter (thanks global warming

). It seems to me that the colder the weather, the less nicotine strength and/or flavor a cigar has. Now this is just my experience... and yes I realize that FL winters are hot to some in the Northern States, but I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences?

12-28-2009, 02:23 PM

I was gonna say something, then I realized....

Don't you live in FLORIDA????

kelmac07 · 12-28-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tobii3

I was gonna say something, then I realized....

Don't you live in FLORIDA????

Tobii...those 70 degree winters are rough on some!!

wayner123 · 12-28-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tobii3

I was gonna say something, then I realized....

Don't you live in FLORIDA????

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Tobii...those 70 degree winters are rough on some!!

Hey Hey, it was 45 F, which to a born and raised Florida boy is down right freezing.

shilala · 12-28-2009, 02:32 PM

I'd say the cold has a huge effect on both the strength and flavor, cause if it's cold out, I don't smoke.
If I do, I smoke fast and get back in the heat. That generally makes the cigar crappy cause it gets all hot boxed and stinky.

massphatness · 12-28-2009, 02:32 PM

I've noticed a marked decrease in flavor when smoking in the cold
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Powers · 12-28-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

Hey Hey, it was 45 F, which to a born and raised Florida boy is down right freezing.

its 'spoused to get down to 27 in gainesville tonight wayne!!!

WyGuy · 12-28-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by massphatness

I've noticed a marked decrease in flavor when smoking in the cold
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As do I. I've also noticed an increase in split wrappers, maybe just a coincidence, but that only happens when it's real cold.

weak_link · 12-28-2009, 03:09 PM

What effects the flavor of smoke more, cold or elevation?

pmwz · 12-28-2009, 03:15 PM

Due to the lower temperature i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster (almost 2X as fast). I get probably less/worse flavor from most of the cigars. The cola that i usually drink while smoking cigars is cooler + stays cooler due too the lower outdoor temperature. This will probably numbs my taste buds a little bit.
The nicotine strenght is higher because i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster.

NCRadioMan · 12-28-2009, 03:19 PM

Never noticed a difference.

wayner123 · 12-28-2009, 05:10 PM

Thanks for sharing your experiences with this so far. I wanted to add that I don't change my smoking speed when it's cold. I have just found that the colder the weather, the less flavor or nicotine a cigar has.

I would love to know if someone knew scientifically why this may be happening. Maybe something to do with oils not evaporating due to the excessive cold air on the inhale?

MrOneEyedBoh · 12-28-2009, 05:14 PM

haha. I smoked tonight in the cold and whoa what a difference. I was going to post a question in the noobs thread but after seeing this I guess it is true. The cold made the cigar different. Deff not the normal flavor I expected from it. Also when exhaling from my nose, it made my nose burn pretty bad after I was done smoking. Like when I came into the house and sat down, 5-10 mins later my nose was on fire. Weird. Guessing it was from the cold air and then the heat from the smoke, probably from the two extremes in temperature.

SmokinApe · 12-28-2009, 05:16 PM

I don't think temperature could have an effect of nicotine level, how could it?

NCRadioMan · 12-28-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

I would love to know if someone knew scientifically why this may be happening. Maybe something to do with oils not evaporating due to the excessive cold air on the inhale?

I would guess, if it affects you, it has something to do with your body chemistry and not the cigars. In the cold, the body's enzymatic processes slow over 10%, sometimes 20% per degree of temperature below optimum. Slower chemical function, repair, and disposal of local and environmental toxins puts the body below expected function.

wayner123 · 12-28-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

I would guess, if it affects you, it has something to do with your body chemistry and not the cigars. In the cold, the body's enzymatic processes slow over 10%, sometimes 20% per degree of temperature below optimum. Slower chemical function, repair, and disposal of local and environmental toxins puts the body below expected function.

But wouldn't that mean that the nicotine would effect me more? The experiences I have had, the nicotine effect and/or flavor is less.

NCRadioMan · 12-28-2009, 05:39 PM

Maybe by the body slowing down, you don't use up your all your blood-sugar so fast. As to the flavor, psychosomatic?

Rabidsquirrel · 12-28-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Never noticed a difference.

I give up. Is that a pair of buttocks holding a gun in your 'tar?

NCRadioMan · 12-28-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabidsquirrel

I give up. Is that a pair of buttocks holding a gun in your 'tar?

Why yes, that's Assy McGee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assy_McGee

jjirons69 · 12-28-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabidsquirrel

I give up. Is that a pair of buttocks holding a gun in your 'tar?

Believe it or not, that is a true picture of Greg's upskirt.

Wanye, I too smoke faster and often get more of a nic kick because of that. I find the humid summers make cigars more mushy and tend to crack the wrappers easier. The flavor profiles are different because I speed up the smoking time.

12-28-2009, 02:18 PM	#1
wayner123 Country Gentleman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 2,351 Trading: (159)	Does the cold effect strength/flavor? Hello all, I have been pondering a question since last November and really didn't think much of it again till this Holiday season and the colder winter (thanks global warming ). It seems to me that the colder the weather, the less nicotine strength and/or flavor a cigar has. Now this is just my experience... and yes I realize that FL winters are hot to some in the Northern States, but I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences? __________________ 'It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.' Last edited by wayner123; 12-28-2009 at 02:24 PM.

12-28-2009, 02:23 PM	#2
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? I was gonna say something, then I realized.... Don't you live in FLORIDA????

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shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? I'd say the cold has a huge effect on both the strength and flavor, cause if it's cold out, I don't smoke. If I do, I smoke fast and get back in the heat. That generally makes the cigar crappy cause it gets all hot boxed and stinky. __________________

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weak_link The Stranger Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Eric Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,263 Trading: (1)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? What effects the flavor of smoke more, cold or elevation?

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pmwz Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cologne Posts: 372 Trading: (0)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? Due to the lower temperature i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster (almost 2X as fast). I get probably less/worse flavor from most of the cigars. The cola that i usually drink while smoking cigars is cooler + stays cooler due too the lower outdoor temperature. This will probably numbs my taste buds a little bit. The nicotine strenght is higher because i smoke less cigars + i smoke them faster.

12-28-2009, 03:19 PM	#11
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,280 Trading: (66)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? Never noticed a difference. __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.

12-28-2009, 05:10 PM	#12
wayner123 Country Gentleman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 2,351 Trading: (159)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? Thanks for sharing your experiences with this so far. I wanted to add that I don't change my smoking speed when it's cold. I have just found that the colder the weather, the less flavor or nicotine a cigar has. I would love to know if someone knew scientifically why this may be happening. Maybe something to do with oils not evaporating due to the excessive cold air on the inhale? __________________ 'It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.'

12-28-2009, 05:14 PM	#13
MrOneEyedBoh Hon. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 953 Trading: (30)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? haha. I smoked tonight in the cold and whoa what a difference. I was going to post a question in the noobs thread but after seeing this I guess it is true. The cold made the cigar different. Deff not the normal flavor I expected from it. Also when exhaling from my nose, it made my nose burn pretty bad after I was done smoking. Like when I came into the house and sat down, 5-10 mins later my nose was on fire. Weird. Guessing it was from the cold air and then the heat from the smoke, probably from the two extremes in temperature.

12-28-2009, 05:16 PM	#14
SmokinApe Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeremy Posts: 1,267 Trading: (35)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? I don't think temperature could have an effect of nicotine level, how could it? __________________ Try my Cigar Glue

12-28-2009, 05:39 PM	#17
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,280 Trading: (66)	Re: Does the cold effect strength/flavor? Maybe by the body slowing down, you don't use up your all your blood-sugar so fast. As to the flavor, psychosomatic? __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.