Hey,
got a related question as well BTOLs, my cutter is getting dull I think, it's "crunching" instead of the usual "snip" I just ordered a Xikar, heard they're good and comes with a life warranty. What are your thoughts and I hope it's good otherwise I'll have to keep shopping and try other ones. BTW had an Ambos Mundos tonight, and have to say, the slow creamy vanilla with nutty textures are decadent. Didn't think I would like a med-full body again.
Thanks all.
Speaking of cutting a torpedo....Has anyone else been curious about smoking a torpedo backwards, ie lighting the tapered end and smoking from the foot? One of these days I want to try that and see if it works or if it will cause the cigar to unravel...my money is on the latter, but the only way to know is to do it.
Speaking of cutting a torpedo....Has anyone else been curious about smoking a torpedo backwards, ie lighting the tapered end and smoking from the foot? One of these days I want to try that and see if it works or if it will cause the cigar to unravel...my money is on the latter, but the only way to know is to do it.
lol. I would vote on unraveling as well. maybe with a figurado it might work. cut both ends a bit and smoke it backwards. still would probably unravel.
Yeah, I'm almost positive it would unravel given that the cigar is rolled from foot to head, I'd still be interested, in the name of science, to see if it would work. Just got to grab a torpedo I wouldn't mind losing after an inch.
Some pectin or cigar glue on the head would hold it together . . . though it'd taste awful, it'd probably work
But once it burned past the pectin it would unravel again. The whole structural basis of the cigar is in the idea of burning in the direction of the roll, that way the wrapper maintains its hold as it burns. I sound like I'm trying to talk myself out of it now. haha
Seems we have bit of a challenge. Assuming the thing held together, is there any reason the cigar wouldn't taste right due to the tobacco's being burned backwards than intended?
Alright, another senseless experiment done for no other reason than to do it. And the results are about what I expected, once the burn line got past the cap the wrapper let loose and unraveled. It was really hard to get going too because of the taper. I'll stick to cutting my torpedos and smoking them from foot to head from now on.
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