Flavor Wheel & Taste Calibration

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Herb & Spice Notes

Method:
Gonna tackle this sector slower - one at a time with some recovery time in between. Smell first, then let it rest in the mouth, and then chewing. Maybe I'll cycle through them again without waiting to see the immediate differences.

Edit 1 Method:
Freshly grinded each peppercorn - couldn't get much smell from ungrinded peppercorns.

1. Black Pepper (fresh ground peppercorn)
Smell:
Tad sweet, pretty floral (more than the cloves probably), not so much pungent but more bold, good spice amount on first smell - first whiff made my nose and back of neck tingle, smells afterwards - not as much spice (nose may have become acclimated)
Unchewed:
Good burn - a bit more than the cloves (this was after cloves), salivating more
Chewed:
Spice uptick and more burn throughout mouth - mostly noticed on palate and of course where I'm chewing, dark tasting, a sharp lingering and consistent burn

2. White Pepper (fresh ground peppercorn)
Smell:
Faint, subtle sweetness, spice smellable but faint, kinda aromatic/floral
Unchewed:
Slow burn buildup, intense of tip of tongue
Chewed:
Probably more intense than black pepper inside the mouth - more fiery maybe, burn seems to not be concentrated in one area, feeling a subtle burn through nose.

-Probably what a good majority of cigar "pepper" tastes/sensations are.

3. Green Pepper (fresh ground peppercorn)
Smell:
Thyme, kinda zesty/tangy, little to no boldish spice
Unchewed:
Subtle hint of sweetness, slightly cool to the taste, slight burn, kinda zesty/tangy, bit lemony
Chewed:
Burn mostly noticed on tongue, bit thyme-y, kinda refreshing taste, intensity of spice/burn is much less than black pepper, burn lingers on tongue

4. Red Pepper (crushed - pizza packet)
Smell:
Tomato paste, somewhat-fiery spice tingles the nose
Unchewed:
Diluted tomato paste, intense burn on tip of tongue
Chewed:
Burn spreads and itensifies around entire mouth, less burn on tip of tongue - more mid tongue burn, burn felt slightly in nose; burn residual lingers more on palate, rear tongue, and cheeks; hot pepper 'heat'

5. Cayenne (ground)
Smell:
Tomato paste, slight cinnamon-sugar, slight spice
Unchewed/Chewed: tomato paste, slow burn build-up, much more intensity on tongue tip, very fiery, intense 'heat', burn trickles down to tonsels, sinus clearing, residual burn on mid tongue and palate - ends on palate

6. Cinnamon (ground)
Smell:
Accidently snorted some, pretty good on the retrohale - LMAO! Soft smell, powdered sugar sweetness and smell
Unchewed/Chew (same since powdered):
Slow burn builds up to a low intensity, tongue burn, slight linger to burn, there was something that made me think 'blood' - iron possibly?

7. Clove (full bud)
Smell:
Aromatic, sweet, pungent, brown sugary, decent level of spice
Unchewed:
Nothing
Chewed:
Dry, very acidic, noticeable burn, not sweet, potpourri-ish, burn picks up here and there, cool to the taste, nictoine-ish, strong, deep

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Herb & Spice Notes (pic attached)

*Will edit and update as I go.

Method:
Gonna tackle this sector slower - one at a time with some recovery time in between. Smell first, then let it rest in the mouth, and then chewing. Maybe I'll cycle through them again without waiting to see the immediate differences.

1. Black Pepper (NYT - not yet tasted)

2. White Pepper (NYT)

3. Green Pepper (NYT)

4. Red Pepper (NYT)

5. Cayene (NYT)

6. Cinnamon (NYT)

7. Clove
Smell:
Aromatic, sweet, pungent, brown sugary, decent level of spice
Unchewed:
Nothing
Chewed:
Dry, very acidic, noticeable burn, not sweet, potpourri-ish, burn picks up here and there, cool to the taste, nictoine-ish, strong, deep

I have smoke a few cigars where I have picked up a floral flavor. I am not a fan of this but your description of chewed clove makes me think this is that flavor I am not a fan of. When I think clove I think of ham and sweet. The only time I know I like clove taste is pumpkin pie.

Thanks for this gives me something to try to pin down next time I pick up those floral hints.

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I have smoke a few cigars where I have picked up a floral flavor. I am not a fan of this but your description of chewed clove makes me think this is that flavor I am not a fan of. When I think clove I think of ham and sweet. The only time I know I like clove taste is pumpkin pie.

Thanks for this gives me something to try to pin down next time I pick up those floral hints.

Used to enjoy the clove cigarettes when I was in the Navy. Thought they were a Middle East thing, because that's where I started smoking them and since they were spiced.
My aftershave has a good clove smell and I love throwing it on after a shave.