Having a cold = cigars taste like crap

[Oblofusc]

This sucks, I've had a cold for like a week and a half, it's pretty much gone now but my sinus' & taste buds are apparently not fully normalized & virtually every different cigar I've tried to smoke just tastes . . . off. WAY off. Almost nasty, in fact. Finally some decent weather and I still can't get a satisfying smoke!

 

[the_fridge]

Sucks bro, hope you recover soon to get your taste back!

 

[Clint]

It's the worst! Especially when you have a stick that you have been dying to smoke....Arrrgh

Hang in there! Get better so you can enjoy a stogie as a celebration

 

[Smokin Aces]

I'm just coming out of a similar 2 week stretch. First the cold from Hell & then the Flu to put the cherry on top of the bull$hit sundae! I am hopeful that I get my taste & sense of smell back soon because this is really pissing me off.

 

[TheCigarKid]

I feel ya', I currently have a cold as well. I made the mistake of smoking on Saturday when I first got it.

 

[cmhicksusmc]

Smoking and being sick is a bad combination! almost as bad as the flu and milk:bigeyes:

 

[Nickerson]

When you have a cold your nose and sinuses are blocked. Are nose is what actually makes up the majority of our taste. Which is why things often taste the way they smell.

What the tongue does is react to tastes not flavors. Salty, sweet, bitter, chemicals (which is why soap spells nice but tastes like garbage).

 

[claytronmeans]

Well that was silly; we all know that we can't taste well when we get sinus garbage. Why waste a good stick?!

 

[ciggy]

This has been covered in many threads over.
Smoke something light if you have the urge for a cigar. I will actually smoke an RP Edge Lite when I have a cold and it does the trick! Search the thrads on this topic and you'll find many suggestion's.
Hope you feel better soon!

 

[dowjr1]

Yes I am working through a sinus infection and it totally sucks. Good part is I am about done with it so there.

 

[c1ark]

Same here! I was sick 2 weeks ago then ended up getting my wisdom teeth pulled last week. Haven't been able to relax and smoke in 3 weeks almost!

 

[dpricenator]

I went over a month recently with out smoking a stick. Sucked, sucked bad. Once I finally had one it kicked my ass with nicotine. Hope you get back to it soon.

 

[Sin]

Man I feel your pain...get well soon

 

[macsauce13]

I'm in the exact same place!

 

[mk05]

I'm more in the boat of, "maybe this smoke will kill the virus in my sinus and speed up my recovery."

 

[CuritibaRex]

It is a waste to even attempt a cigar with a cold. I have even wasted money (smoking good cigars) learning that it takes about 10 days after the cold is officially over, before I get my palate back sufficiently to really enjoy the high end stogies, as they should be enjoyed!

 

[TheCigarKid]

It is a waste to even attempt a cigar with a cold. I have even wasted money (smoking good cigars) learning that it takes about 10 days after the cold is officially over, before I get my palate back sufficiently to really enjoy the high end stogies, as they should be enjoyed!

Damn, looks like I'm going to be on smoking hiatus for two weeks. Not looking forward to it!

 

[earful]

also just over a bad cold, cough, and sore throat. made the same mistake of smoking after the cold but with the throat not completely well. cigar tasted metallic and throat irritation got worse... should have known better.