thanksbrother

thanksbrother, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Giving another chance to the My Father - Flor De Las Antillas

These were part of my initial cigar haul and when I first got them I was somewhat disappointed. Didn’t taste too great to me, which was disappointing because I had seen so much praise and I like the presentation with the ornate styling of artwork and little silk cap.

Smoking again after about a month in my jar and I’m actually really enjoying this one now. I don’t know if that’s due to aging or due to changes in my palate since I started smoking cigars. I’m new to all this, if you asked me two months ago to review my favorite smoke it would have been “American spirit yellow, filter snapped off, tastes pretty much like a cigarette but my tastebuds are shot and I’m really just trying to chase a shot of whiskey with some dopamine.”

Medium to full bodied, very nutty with a pleasant aroma. Just enough sweetness, with a notable but not overpowering spice on the nose. I always say I taste chocolate, with like every cigar that has any sweetness at all. I think I just am trying to find that flavor and do.

penguin_knight, 10 months ago

as a fairly partial party (I like gas stovetops, don't own one):

statistically significant doesn't necessarily measure how important the effect is (or translatable to real life scenarios)

one study found people exposed to ~50 mg/m^3 benzene for 4 months to 16 years developed cancer (with some studies reporting ~20 mg/m^3, and a minimum of 2 mg/m^3 over 6 years)

this study reports ~3-6 ug/m^3, which is at a minimum 3 orders of magnitude less than the what was previously reported to cause cancer. (and also uses this 3 ug/m^3 based on some california recommendation)

TL;DR does it emit benzene? yes.

does it emit enough to cause cancer? untested. extrapolated answer: probably not.