Well personally, I've noticed that when I succeed in lighting my cigar without lighting it on fire (something I'm getting better at lol), I get a much smoother taste and burn. Otherwise (when I do light it on fire) I get a bit of a charcoal taste going on, and that's not exactly yummy.
The more heat and fire the cigar's foot is exposed to on the light, the hotter and more bitter it is going to burn at first, yet this bitterness will not last more than maybe a half inch or so down the stick. Personally, whenever I light a cigar, I always blow out of it to get rid of some of the heat and charred tobacco and I think that helps.
I would have to agree with T, when I light my cigar, no matter what, I always let my stick "settle down". This helps it cool off and get rid of any bitterness left from lighting it.
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