Mild-Medium-Full

[Tedak]

I have a nubi question on the reviews,does the mild medium and full refer to flavor or strength and can you have one without the other?

 

[JHolmes763]

It can refer to both and it doesn't have to match. Medium strength cigar with full flavor. Full strength cigar with not much (or much variation) in the flavor department. If not noted, I think it typically refers to strength, though.

-John

 

[Bsneed51]

It can refer to both, and you can have one without the other.

Most of the time these terms are used in reference to the strength of the cigar. You can have a mild cigar with great flavor (like Davidoffs and Avos), and you can full strength cigars without much flavor.

Edit: Yeah, what John said.

 

[theorangeman]

Yeah, what those guys said.

Just a side note... what most people, right or wrong, refer to though is strength.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

I generally use "body" to refer to flavor, and "strength" to refer to asskickingness.

The two frequently coincide, but not always. A good full-bodied cigar has deep, rich, mouth-filling flavor that hits on more than one level; if it were music it'd have a solid bass line and a good hook.

A strong cigar simply has lots of ligero leaf, typically.

~Boar

 

[Tedak]

Thanks for the feed back guys I will keep a look out for the Davidoff's and AVO's

 

[Chemyst]

Not all Davidoffs are mild, IMHO.
Milleniums are medium-strong, iirc.

Chemyst

 

[Kingantz]

I always like to think of body as the feel of the smoke such as if the smoke has a heaviness in the mouth or maybe it leaves an oiliness over the palate. Some smoke I find to be really light and "fluffy" so to speak, or leaving the palate feeling dry. Strength I think of the power of the smoke such as the difference between a Fonseca and Opus Power Ranger. Then there's the spice that I think of as the peppery feeling that hits the back of the tongue and throat, which can range from none to eye watering black pepper.

Mild, medium, and full can be used for all of these, such as a full body (heavy) or mild body (light), mild strength (Fonseca) or full strength (Opus), and spice having mild strength (barely any), medium (white pepper), or full strength (strong black pepper).

I try to think of the flavor of a cigar separate from mild, medium, or full. I use the word rich and bland with flavor and then discern specific tastes that I pick up.

Again, just my thoughts on it.

 

[Tedak]

Thanks King I will try to remember this while I am reading your great reviews.