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meff, it's sort of hard to describe. From a scientific point of view, you ARE actually getting nicotine into the system without inhaling. The smoke you breathe into your mouth puts nicotine into the bloodstream via the walls of the mouth and throat, as opposed to cigarette nicotine entering the bloodstream via the alveoli in the lungs. Because the the mouth is a "less efiicient" delivery system for nicotine, the overall experience is much more relaxing and subtle.
Then there is the taste. Because of the high quality of the tobacco in a good cigar, you can "roll" the smoke around in your mouth with your tounge and taste it just as if you were tasting a fine wine. This is partly why its important to choose a good cognac or whiskey to complement the taste of the cigar.
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