I'm still quite a newb to cigars, but I've been tasting wine for a while now. And, as Shelby said, they seem to have a lot in common. One of the things that first attracted me to cigars was seeing the variations and hints of flavors that reminded me of having a glass of wine.

One of the things that helped me with wine was to try to figure out what the taste/smell reminded me of. That and paitence, it took me about a year to taste anything other than grapes when I drank wine.

That said, I appreciated the post and advice... I've been trying to develop my cigar palette.

And thanks for the advice Shelby, I may try it for a few of the cigar flavors that I'm not used to (leather, etc).