Retrohale
- Thread starter TonyRome
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Yeah I see its not a every puff thing lol
First cigar i tried retrohaling on was a Tatuaje Fausto.
It was a bad day.
It was a bad day.
Indeed Tony...I retro about once or twice a cigar...just to get those flavors...but the nose don't like it
StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
If the retrohale hurts or is unpleasant, you're doing it wrong. Or just trying to blow too much smoke through your nose. I tend to only blow about 5-10% of the smoke out through my nose, and it's always the tail end.
Try blowing almost all the smoke out of your mouth, then breathing out juuuust the last little bit through your nose. Even that little bit will help you sense the flavors a lot better. Work your way up from like 2% of the smoke to maybe 5% over time. It honestly doesn't take a lot to make a huge difference, and the goal is to enjoy the flavor more, not to singe your nostrils.
I often will sit there after blowing all the smoke out, and continue to push air through my nose. Even though the smoke is gone, there are still plenty of particles left as I take in little breaths through my mouth and breath out my nose. That will often help me figure out flavors I was trying to identify.
Try blowing almost all the smoke out of your mouth, then breathing out juuuust the last little bit through your nose. Even that little bit will help you sense the flavors a lot better. Work your way up from like 2% of the smoke to maybe 5% over time. It honestly doesn't take a lot to make a huge difference, and the goal is to enjoy the flavor more, not to singe your nostrils.
I often will sit there after blowing all the smoke out, and continue to push air through my nose. Even though the smoke is gone, there are still plenty of particles left as I take in little breaths through my mouth and breath out my nose. That will often help me figure out flavors I was trying to identify.
I tend to retrohale to some extent on every puff, the amount varies based on the cigar, but I just do the amount that is enjoyable. I do it without even thinking about it now. If it is to harsh on my nose, I retrohale less, if it is so harsh that I can't retrohale at all on each puff then the cigar is probably not for me, but that being said even a little bit like ninja stated can be enjoyable.
ciggy
"TommyBoy"
Right there with ya.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
That's how I am too. Pretty much every puff, every time. Even more when smoking a pipe.
SurpriseMVP
Mike
Every time i puff as well.
Unless someone sneaks a nc in on me.
Mike
Unless someone sneaks a nc in on me.
Mike
King Kill 33
BoM Dec '13
I do it a little at the end on every puff. Then, I make sure to breathe in through both nose and mouth at the same time afterwards with fresh air. I read that on here somewhere. It's good advice because it allows you to pick up the flavors nicely at the back of your throat where the 2 airways meet.
KK33
KK33
Pretty much what I do as well, 80% out through my mouth then the last 20% retro. Sometimes before the retrohale I'll take in a little fresh air first.
I'm about 80/20 too. Every puff.
Sometimes I'll retro a much bigger percentage, but rarely less.
It depends on the cigar of course.
After doing it this way, I can't imagine enjoying a smoke without Retrohaling.
Props to Doc at stogie fresh. I knew little about Retrohaling and purging until I saw his videos.
Sometimes I'll retro a much bigger percentage, but rarely less.
It depends on the cigar of course.
After doing it this way, I can't imagine enjoying a smoke without Retrohaling.
Props to Doc at stogie fresh. I knew little about Retrohaling and purging until I saw his videos.
I do it about 4-5 times a cigar, on average. And like most here, it is going to be a much lower smoke quantity that what I exhale through my mouth.
There are certain cigars that I will find myself doing this a lot more. Most recently was a Four Kicks. Not sure if it was the pairing with the coffee or the time of day or just the mood I was in, but I was retrohaling what seemed like every couple of puffs or so.
There are certain cigars that I will find myself doing this a lot more. Most recently was a Four Kicks. Not sure if it was the pairing with the coffee or the time of day or just the mood I was in, but I was retrohaling what seemed like every couple of puffs or so.