I agree with everyone so far.
I normally smoke 1 cigar when I have my own personal time. It just so happens, I've been meeting up with local BOTLs for smokes and during holiday events, it just got overwhelming the days I smoked more than one cigar.
First pairing that I started questioning my choice was with a Sopranos Soldier, which was gifted by the BOTL I was smoking with, therefore I smoked it first. I truely enjoyed it. I had enough time for another smoke, and the company and conversation didn't seem to be ending soon, so I went for one of my go-to smokes an Oliva MB3. One of my favorite smokes. However, after smoking that Soprano, it wasn't much of a smoke. I do have to note, I did not drink or eat anything the entire time. Plus, I think the Sopranos is much more of a full bodied smoke compared to an MB3. I've never really thought of MB3 as a full bodied smoke. Maybe more medium. My opinion.
Second pairing was at an event and it was a nice mix of cigars. Don Kiki Brown, PSD#5 LE, and Opux X Power Ranger, in that order. It was a perfect combination. BUT, I did drink soda and multiple cups of coffee and had food in between the Kiki Brown and PSD#5. All had their own flavor profile and it was distiguishable. Didn't really have the same problem as the first pairing.
I guess if you must smoke more than one cigar, smoke it with some sort of drink. Or allow enough time in between to allow your pallate to prepare for the next smoke.
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