Need some advice please!

[MMAB]

Greetings folks!

A newbie here on this board but not new to cigars.

I have a bit of a problem that I am hoping some of you can relate to and give me some insight.

I will try to put this as simply as possible.

I have been smoking cigars for about seven years. Over the past few years I am going through these phases where ANY cigar I smoke tastes flat and boring, sometimes even a bit harsh. This goes on for MONTHS only to finally stop then everything seems OK and all taste fine. It then repeats again a few months later. As I say this has been happening to me for the past few years.

Before you offer any insight, here are a few facts:

1. I am absolutely POSITIVE it is not a storage issue.

2. I can go to ANY cigar shop, buy ANY cigar and it tastes like crap.

3. There doesn't seem to be any seasonal relation. Last winter anything I smoked tasted great. This winter so far all cigars taste flat and boring.

4. I smoke one cigar a day.

5. Most cigars I smoke are large - Toro to Churchill.

6. Mostly full bodied stuff. Fuente Sungrown stuff is a favorite

7. I have no other problems with taste or smell perceptions.


Well????

Have I burned out my palette? Am I smoking too much? Is it a dietary thing? Too much dairy? Too much citrus? or some other food?

Am I losing my mind?

In all sincerity I would appreciate any input. I am getting to my wits end. Not being able to enjoy my only evil as I once did is very frustrating.

Thanks - Mark

[cockyhoskins]

Wow! Never experienced this before and hope I never do. My guess is that it is dietary, most likely related to your hydration. Have you had periods of heavy drinking (heavier than usual)?

[MMAB]

Thanks CockyHoskins

It's worth a try.

Here comes super-saturated MMAB.

Thanks again

Mark

P.S. I dig the animated gif man! It's c-o-o-o-o-l !