冷品是指在點燃雪茄之前將雪茄夾起來放在嘴里，然后抽吸，你可以感受到里面的煙草。味道和點然后肯定不一樣，但這個動作可以暗示即將迎來的味道。

你可能會納悶，誰會去抽一支沒有點燃的雪茄。但是這是雪茄行業(yè)的常見做法。冷品可以揭示雪茄的某些品質(zhì)，特別是辛辣的混合物會有刺激感。溫和的煙葉混合會讓你感覺中性的味道。年份少的發(fā)酵不足的煙葉在冷品中具有一些令人反感的味道。

當然，在抽完雪茄之前，我們永遠不會評判雪茄。但是在你點燃雪茄之前，冷品是業(yè)內(nèi)人士的一種先睹為快的方式。

Basically, it's smoking a cigar before lighting it. If you clip a cigar and put it in your mouth, then suck air through it before you light up, you can taste the tobacco inside. The flavor won't be the same as a burning cigar, but it will hint at the taste to come.

Who in the world would puff an unlit cigar? It's a common practice among those in the cigar industry. A cold taste, as it's known, can reveal certain qualities about a cigar. Especially spicy blends will have a kick, milder blends will taste neutral and cigars with young, raw tobacco may have offensive flavor in a cold taste.

Of course, we would never judge a cigar until after it's smoked. But a cold taste is an insider's way of getting a sneak preview, before you light.