catfishbluezz:I'm sure it works for people, but I really love the dry draw. I normally draw on t a bit before I light. I actually toast, then blow at the end until the cherry is completely red before I draw. It's my weird way, works for me lol.
Stsepas:Everyone has there own way to light a cigar ! However lately I've seen more and more people toast before clipping the cap. At first I didn't see why that would make a difference. Well today I tried it and wow did it make a difference. It toasted quickly, burnt perfect, and had no odd taste that I've noticed when clipping the cap then toasting. Looks like I'm gonna change the way I light my cigars!
pilgrimtex:I don't know the term toast but I flame the end while rolling it to get an even light goining before drawing. Makes all the difference in the world. That first puff after you blow on the foot to make sure you got it right is fantastic unless you picked a looser.
Cigary:Kudos to you...I've been preaching this for 5 years now and what you have discovered is what a lot of people have told me about the practice of doing it this way. What happens is that you aren't drawing scorched tobacco taste up through the cigar...a lot of BOTL will draw while lighting and sometimes that flame will get to close and char the end thus sucking up all that burnt taste. Here's another treat for you...try 'wetting' you cigar before smoking...I run just a light stream of water under the faucet and wet the entire cigar...ensure that you do this with the foot of the cigar iin the downward position...you don't want water getting into the foot. I ensure doing this with an unclipped cigar and then let the cigar rest on a paper towel to let the residual water fall off....or I will wipe it off and then put it into my cigar tube for about 12 hours. I smoke it the next day and it burns almost perfect and it makes a difference by at least 25% in a better smoke.
kaspera79: Cigary:Kudos to you...I've been preaching this for 5 years now and what you have discovered is what a lot of people have told me about the practice of doing it this way. What happens is that you aren't drawing scorched tobacco taste up through the cigar...a lot of BOTL will draw while lighting and sometimes that flame will get to close and char the end thus sucking up all that burnt taste. Here's another treat for you...try 'wetting' you cigar before smoking...I run just a light stream of water under the faucet and wet the entire cigar...ensure that you do this with the foot of the cigar iin the downward position...you don't want water getting into the foot. I ensure doing this with an unclipped cigar and then let the cigar rest on a paper towel to let the residual water fall off....or I will wipe it off and then put it into my cigar tube for about 12 hours. I smoke it the next day and it burns almost perfect and it makes a difference by at least 25% in a better smoke. I would guess this is the less offensive way of "wetting " a cigar. As opposed to inserting the entire cigar in your mouth as I have seen done. Still, not my method either way.
LiquidChaos66:I'm gonna really give my next one a good toast. Is there a point in time which you can over toast?
pilgrimtex:I like to use a torch; single or double because the flame is accurate and doesen't get caught in a breeze like the others. Keep it far enough away and it won't be too hot. I use a single torch for my pipes even though its not recommended for the same reason. its also quicker on them. Even my meerschaums.
kuzi16: kaspera79: Cigary:Kudos to you...I've been preaching this for 5 years now and what you have discovered is what a lot of people have told me about the practice of doing it this way. What happens is that you aren't drawing scorched tobacco taste up through the cigar...a lot of BOTL will draw while lighting and sometimes that flame will get to close and char the end thus sucking up all that burnt taste. Here's another treat for you...try 'wetting' you cigar before smoking...I run just a light stream of water under the faucet and wet the entire cigar...ensure that you do this with the foot of the cigar iin the downward position...you don't want water getting into the foot. I ensure doing this with an unclipped cigar and then let the cigar rest on a paper towel to let the residual water fall off....or I will wipe it off and then put it into my cigar tube for about 12 hours. I smoke it the next day and it burns almost perfect and it makes a difference by at least 25% in a better smoke. I would guess this is the less offensive way of "wetting " a cigar. As opposed to inserting the entire cigar in your mouth as I have seen done. Still, not my method either way.back in the day before humidors were as good as they are today and it was difficult to keep a steady RH wetting was a fairly common practice for dry/unknown cigars. honestly i dont think this has any real world application today so long as the humidor is working well. it may even do more harm than good on many cigars. as far as toasting before the clip..i have heard good things about it as well. im not sold on it yet but i can see the theory. of course some other brothers here have described their methods of doing almost the same thing. the real thing that matters is to not light too fast no matter how you do it. if you are trying a new way of lighting a cigar for the first time you will have a tendency to take your time and do it right as apposed to doing in a routine that usually ends up fast because it is a familiar action. thus, the "new way" of lighting a cigar will be perceived to work better. it may or may not be the new method, but rather the time and care put into lighting slowly. ... just food for thought.
Gray4lines:Distilled water is just so minerals and deposits don't build up in the humidifiers; might start to smell like chlorine or other chems too, depending on your tap water. A quick dunk wouldn't hurt. It's the prolonged cycle of evaporation and leaving behind a precipitate that's the problem (I think).
kuzi16: kaspera79: Cigary:Kudos to you...I've been preaching this for 5 years now and what you have discovered is what a lot of people have told me about the practice of doing it this way. What happens is that you aren't drawing scorched tobacco taste up through the cigar...a lot of BOTL will draw while lighting and sometimes that flame will get to close and char the end thus sucking up all that burnt taste. Here's another treat for you...try 'wetting' you cigar before smoking...I run just a light stream of water under the faucet and wet the entire cigar...ensure that you do this with the foot of the cigar iin the downward position...you don't want water getting into the foot. I ensure doing this with an unclipped cigar and then let the cigar rest on a paper towel to let the residual water fall off....or I will wipe it off and then put it into my cigar tube for about 12 hours. I smoke it the next day and it burns almost perfect and it makes a difference by at least 25% in a better smoke. I would guess this is the less offensive way of "wetting " a cigar. As opposed to inserting the entire cigar in your mouth as I have seen done. Still, not my method either way.back in the day before humidors were as good as they are today and it was difficult to keep a steady RH wetting was a fairly common practice for dry/unknown cigars. honestly i dont think this has any real world application today so long as the humidor is working well. it may even do more harm than good on many cigars.
