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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Preparing the Palate: Raisins, Figs, and Prunes


When describing the flavors of some cigars you will see the notes: dried dark fruits or raisins, fig, prune, and maybe dates.  Each of these can have its own taste.  So, the best thing to do is go out and buy a variety of these.  Pick up some golden raisins, fancy raisins or regular raisins, figs, currants, prunes and do your own flavor sampling.  Do not get the ones that are sugar coated or sweetened in some way.  Try to understand the differences between each one. 

I know after sampling fig that I have experienced that dry flavor plenty of times when smoking and reviewing a cigar.

Sampling these fruits on a regular base can help you to prepare your palate when trying to review your favorite stick. 

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