Why called Twang?

[AlohaStyle]

So I have always heard people use the term "Twang" when talking about the cuban cigar taste. People always say, they have that certain "Twang" where you know it's a cuban...

What the hell is this thing called Twang???

Looking up the definition:

Main Entry: twang
Function: noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: circa 1553

1 : a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string
2 a : nasal speech or resonance b : the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people
3 a : an act of plucking


Now I'm not stupid and I know what people are talking about for the most part, but I personally would say Nicaraguan cigars have more of a "twang" than cuban cigars. Look at Tatuaje and Pepin's cigars... tell me those spicy sticks don't have "twang!" LOL opeyes:

What other word can we use to describe the cuban flavor profile?

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I call it a "Cuban Spice"....I believe it's because all three parts of the Cuban cigar come from the same country, and more often from the same farm. It's that uniqueness that gives it that flavor or twang you don't find anywhere else.

 

[cvm4]

It's the soil, temperature and atmosphere that give cuban cigars their uniqueness.

 

[superman76]

Isn't this why DPG has become so popular? His cigars definitely have some of that tartness that cubans have.

 

[Blackz32tt]

ya there definitely a unique cuban taste some like it some dont. i liken cigars to food depending on my mood i may want strong, spicy (Nic cigars) or sometimes i want something refined and smooth (cuban or dominican). it all depends on the mood or time of day.

 

[Soundwave13]

Haha - nice post!

I think of the cuban twang as a 'grassy-twang' that will occasionally smack ya in the face.

A good Nicaraguan stick has more of a rich pepper-twang that is more likely to punch you in the gut.

 

[Alwayslit]

It's the initial spice unique to that cigar. You'd know it when you had it.:wink:

 

[jwyatt55]

Haha - nice post!

I think of the cuban twang as a 'grassy-twang' that will occasionally smack ya in the face.

A good Nicaraguan stick has more of a rich pepper-twang that is more likely to punch you in the gut.

Aj I was about to post the same exact thing :thumbsup:

 

[tubaman]

I've never really understood the term "twang" relating to CC's, but that's just me. Everyone has their own interpretation of the unique flavors that come from CC's. But there is such a wide variation in flavors between the various CC's out there, I don't think you can say all CC's "have that twang" which is why I don't really get the usage of the term.

 

[AlohaStyle]

Good responses, and bump for the day crowd :guitar:

 

[fuente~fuente]

Haha - nice post!

I think of the cuban twang as a 'grassy-twang' that will occasionally smack ya in the face.

A good Nicaraguan stick has more of a rich pepper-twang that is more likely to punch you in the gut.

Good answer...

 

[dpricenator]

Twang, come from the combination of two slang words for vagina.

Twat and Pun Tang = Twang.

I guess its refering to a lewinski type deal..

 

[fuente~fuente]

Twang, come from the combination of two slang words for vagina.

Twat and Pun Tang = Twang.

I guess its refering to a lewinski type deal..

:jitb: lol!!!

 

[Mitch]

Twang, come from the combination of two slang words for vagina.

Twat and Pun Tang = Twang.

I guess its refering to a lewinski type deal..

They are rolled on the thighs of virgins!

 

[MichiganM]

I never really got the "twang" usage myself, like Kevin. Different cuban cigars taste differently and I never used the word twang when describing flavors. I choose words like spicy, straightforward tobacco, green, sweet, tannic, bitter, metallic, leathery...sometimes I'll even get a hint of chocolate or something, but all in all it's just tobacco and I really don't know how many flavors you can get from it. I mean I don't taste vanilla when I eat pizza. I taste sweet and spicy when I eat pizza. The mouth can only pick up so many flavors anyway and I don't think "twang" is ever listed as one of them.

 

[indyrob]

I'll bet the origins of the term had nothing remotely associated with the basic profile at all, but in time it became associated with it all the same. every growing region has it's own unique flavor profile so it's unfair to really just say that only Cubans have a distinct taste unique to themselves.






With that said, I do prefer that twang over just about anything else out there.

 

[srduggins]

So which marca exhibits the most twang?

 

[swat253]

"Twat and Pun Tang...." :hysterica

 

[D Quintero]

upmann has an almost syrup twang.

fresh cuaba sticks reeks a nasty twangage rott.

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

it's all the lithium in the soil! :guitar::smokingbo