| One of the best things about being a cigar smoker is | | | | have more acidity. This can be a large factor in how |
| the fact that you can try so many different types of | | | | the tobacco tastes and how smooth it is. |
| cigars. You will be able to enjoy the great tobacco | | | | Another reason that you will find causes taste |
| tastes from around the world, and this gives you | | | | differences is the curing process. This can vary from |
| many different options. | | | | the country of origin, the region in which the tobacco |
| However, do cigars that come from other countries | | | | was grown in that country, and the manufacturer's |
| actually taste different? They do taste different and | | | | preferences. You will be able to find tobacco that is |
| the variances that they offer in taste are just one of | | | | air-cured, as well as that which is fire-cured. The age |
| the reasons that so many people smoke cigars and | | | | of the tobacco when it is picked can also affect the |
| sample tobaccos from around the world. | | | | taste. |
| You may wonder, "If tobacco is a plant and all | | | | The ring gauge, or the diameter of the cigar, is |
| tobacco comes from a tobacco plant, how can it | | | | another factor. Even when you have cigars from the |
| taste different if it is grown somewhere else?" The | | | | same area, and even with the same wrapper, you |
| answer isn't simple. You will find a number of | | | | can find taste differences dependent on the ring |
| different things that will cause tobacco from different | | | | gauge. Larger cigars, those with a large diameter, |
| geographic areas to taste different. One of the most | | | | often have a flavor considered "full". |
| obvious factors is the soil. Tobacco can grow in | | | | With all of the different cigar choices from around |
| many places around the world, but the soil in each of | | | | the world, smokers are going to be able to sample all |
| those various areas is different. Some of the soil | | | | of the different styles and tastes, adding even more |
| may be more alkaline, while soil in another location will | | | | to their enjoyment of the hobby. |