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How to Smoke a Cigar Part 2

Friday, November 5th, 2010

1076273_black_crackleThe next part is the lighting. The lighter you choose needs to be chemical free. The flame should be odorless and colorless, so that it does not affect the flavor of the cigar. You can use a cigar lighter as it is manufactured with the aforesaid point in mind. If not, a matchstick usually suffices. When lighting the cigar, make sure you rotate the cigar for the burn to spread evenly. You aid the process by taking slow, deliberate puffs to encourage the burn from starting with fruition.

The succeeding part is the smoking itself. Ideally, cigar smoking is more about the flavor and the taste, and not about having a pinch of nicotine. You should take slow puffs, and not rush through the cigar. Some cigars are smoked in an hour, and others take even longer. Ideally, you should take a slow puff, and let the smoke rest in your mouth for your buds to enjoy the flavor. You should not allow the smoke to go down to your lungs as this has repercussions. Then simply release the smoke to the outside slowly.

You should keep up the slow puffs, with the fastest speed being a puff a minute. You don’t have to smoke a cigar in isolation. As most people have found out, it is complemented well by an alcoholic drink, like bourbon. When you notice the cigar is leaving an aftertaste, it is time to let it go. These should be in the last two inches of the cigar. Don’t treat it like a cigarette and crush it against an ashtray. Simply let it burn out by itself.

How To Smoke A Cigar Part 1

Friday, November 5th, 2010

223828_summertime_lazinessSmoking a cigar is truly relaxing. But learning how to smoke one right takes some lessons. It’s more than a roll of tobacco in your mouth. You have to learn how to cut it, light it and smoke it to get the rich taste. It can be equated to a wine, which needs to be mastered and drank in a precise way for the taste to be appreciated the best. Learning how to smoke a cigar is not entirely hard, as long as you know what you are expected to do. The guide below will elevate you from a novice status, and make you good at it in no time.

Even when you don’t have the knowledge of cigar smoking, chances are you have tried cigars from different countries, and have developed a taste for one kind. Once you get one, the first step in learning how to smoke a cigar is to master how to make the cut. Unlike a cigarette that you take out of the box and light, a cigar needs to be cut first, for the tobacco to be exposed. This end, the one closest to the band, goes into the mouth. How you make the cut is really important, because if it is jagged or uneven, you will end up with tobacco leaves on your lips and in your mouth. Besides, an uneven cut affects how the cigar lights and burns, and this affects its taste.