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Kurt has a point. I like the "bitters" better than the "sours". I find the limes cleaner, tho. To each his own! (and I like to eat lemons fresh off the tree just like an orange)
To a degree, sipping black coffee will cleanse the palate. Otherwise, I found this:
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-A glass of icy sparkling water may often be appropriate.
-A light citrus flavored aperitif can do the trick. Keep the drink minimally sweet.
- Lotus or other herb teas are sometimes served between courses to soothe the tongue and slow the pace of the meal.
-A plain salad made up of ingredients like celery, parsley, mint, with a mild vinaigrette
will do the trick.
-To address your question Brian, plain herbs like parsley, marjoram, mint, or watercress
will perform admirably as flavor neutralizers.
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Now, I would shy away from needing a salad for every cigar or chewing on any kind of mint (ever) when smoking. However, you may want to try sparkling water or a light lemon sorbet. Some strong liquor perhaps. I like to drink scotch or conjac. One thing that you should keep in the back of your mind is that anything that you do eat or drink will cause your cigar to taste different. You will taste more creaminess in any cigar if you suck on a Werther's Original before you smoke. It's actually really fun to play with if you get bored with a go-to cigar. I'll have a scotch with a cigar one night and then a shiraz with the same cigar the next just to see how different I perceive it.
I've known some cigars to finish pretty long, but I can usually get by with one cigar every afternoon. Those that I normally smoke may linger overnight until I brush my teeth again in the morning, but some just simply stick with you. I won't smoke the 68 anymore for that fact.
As and interesting side note, I freaked out a little when I got the teeny little bowl of lemon sorbet at a restaurant here in Vegas. I never realized that each course is intended to be eaten with a fresh, clean palate, (which the waiter so eloquently explained.) It was pretty cool. (...The bill was not.....)
Bear
PS- Let me reiterate- NEVER chew on mint when smoking; do not brush your teeth before. I've done it- NOT FUN, lol.
To a degree, sipping black coffee will cleanse the palate. Otherwise, I found this:
-----
-A glass of icy sparkling water may often be appropriate.
-A light citrus flavored aperitif can do the trick. Keep the drink minimally sweet.
- Lotus or other herb teas are sometimes served between courses to soothe the tongue and slow the pace of the meal.
-A plain salad made up of ingredients like celery, parsley, mint, with a mild vinaigrette
will do the trick.
-To address your question Brian, plain herbs like parsley, marjoram, mint, or watercress
will perform admirably as flavor neutralizers.
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Now, I would shy away from needing a salad for every cigar or chewing on any kind of mint (ever) when smoking. However, you may want to try sparkling water or a light lemon sorbet. Some strong liquor perhaps. I like to drink scotch or conjac. One thing that you should keep in the back of your mind is that anything that you do eat or drink will cause your cigar to taste different. You will taste more creaminess in any cigar if you suck on a Werther's Original before you smoke. It's actually really fun to play with if you get bored with a go-to cigar. I'll have a scotch with a cigar one night and then a shiraz with the same cigar the next just to see how different I perceive it.
I've known some cigars to finish pretty long, but I can usually get by with one cigar every afternoon. Those that I normally smoke may linger overnight until I brush my teeth again in the morning, but some just simply stick with you. I won't smoke the 68 anymore for that fact.
As and interesting side note, I freaked out a little when I got the teeny little bowl of lemon sorbet at a restaurant here in Vegas. I never realized that each course is intended to be eaten with a fresh, clean palate, (which the waiter so eloquently explained.) It was pretty cool. (...The bill was not.....)
Bear
PS- Let me reiterate- NEVER chew on mint when smoking; do not brush your teeth before. I've done it- NOT FUN, lol.
