Tight Draw
This has probably been discussed before (did a "pet peeves" search, came up with bupkiss..), but I HATE a too tight draw! Received my Oliva Serie O torpedos yesterday that were ordered on the ccom daily deal. Of course, I HAD to have one right away. I like to use a punch, but of course I had to cut the torp....took off about 1/4 inch or so. The draw was WAY too tight. To make a long story short, I had to keep wacking the cigar with the cutter (about 1/8 inch at a time) until the draw imporved. Took off enough where you couldn't tell it was a torp. The cigar had nice flavors, but, man, it was like work! Got to the final 1/3 and just gave it up. I thought I remembered experiencing this before, so I went to my notebook, and sure enough, notes on this stick show "draw a little tight", but enjoyable. I am hoping it was just this particular cigar and they are not all so difficult. I know that torps can be a bit finicky....love the cigar, just HATE the draw. Any advice on this? Will rest improve draw?
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1st yes, let them rest. The transportation - heated up and cooled down a few times, can cause a tight draw. Generally it is well received to rest anywhere from 2-6 weeks before smoking.
I typically fall into the trap of wanting to smoke 1 right out of the box too and typically find that my problem cigar ratio goes up exponentially!.
Also, you could have rolled the cigar between your thumb and forefinger a bit. Or once the torp was snipped you could have punched that cut. or Used the draw poker (some use a straightened out paperclip instead of buying the fancy dancy unit.....
+1
Rarely have draw issues.
Why is that, did the guys briss go horribly wrong?