A little help please (seems I've been doing it wrong)

[F.T. Pulver]

Just out of curiosity, what sort of flavors were you getting when you were inhaling?

[Ghygly]

I'll do the best I can.
Monte Cristo Buena Fortuna. Very rich, spicy flavor with just a hint of sweetness. Never to be mistaken for some flavor-enhanced, wrapped wad of floor sweeps. This is a real smoke, medium draw, tightly wrapped, slow burning, on the strong side of medium, with a slight bite at the back of the throat. Ash is firm, almost hard. Very pleasing aroma (so much so that my daughter in-law loves it when I light one up).

On a side note. I used to live in Delano California. There is a large Filipino community there. It was not unusual to see old (I mean like 80 or so) Filipino women walking down the street smoking Petri Toscanelli cigars. If you think this is odd (and trust me, if you haven't tried one, a Petri will flat curl your toes) they smoked them with the ash on the inside of their mouths. On the other hand, perhaps they just looked 80.

[F.T. Pulver]

If you've been inhaling all this time, you may nee to retrain your pallet a bit. Try intaking the smoke and blowing it out through you nose without inhaling it. You can also try to hold the smoke in your mouth then slowly let it out while trying to "sniff" at it with your nose at the same time. Both of these techniques take a bit of time to master, but it may help you get more out of your cigars. good luck.