When to put it down?

[wayner123]

I smoke almost everything to a very tiny Nub (just ask ucubed or s0lfulone). I find that sometimes a stick that has went a little bitter opens up in the last 1 - 1/2 inch. And sometimes I have had sticks that were mild for most of the cigar really blow me away in the last inch. This has happened often enough that it has become standard for me.

Plus in the words of Denis Leary "The filters the best part. That's where they put the heroine." Or for us cigar smokers.... the nub

[OLS]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Plus in the words of Denis Leary "The filters the best part.
That's where they put the heroine." Or for us cigar smokers.... the nub

That Showtime special with Dennis Leary, it might have been his first, where he went on for
20 minutes about cigarettes, that was THE BEST. Funny as hell, especially for a smoker.
But that's the point, isn't it...the cigar butt is nothing but a filter for tar. Think of it like that
and as above, DO NOT think of it as a money thing. It's ONLY a pleasure thing.

[OLS]

Luckily for HSA, I am inclined to smoke a cigar just past halfway. But it a cigar is really good, I MIGHT
get to an inch long 'nub'. If it is merely good, and is not producing bizarre gasses and tar and rank flavors,
I tend to take it to 1.5 inches. 80% of cigars, for me, go to 1/3 their original length. I find this is where the
buildup of bad flavors starts to show itself. I have said it before, cigar smoking is nothing else but pleasure.
When the pleasure stops, so does the cigar.

when I get called in the house to change crappy diapers........

[rizzle]

Originally Posted by thecatch83

when I get called in the house to change crappy diapers........

Heh. PCs are your friend.

[Remo]

It all depends on taste with me, although I am not very experienced nor have I had a vast array of smokes, but as long as the taste is there I i'll smoke it to the end. I grabbed a RP Cameroon Especial from a B&M the other night and right at first it was bitter and thought of throwing it out, I stuck it out and it quickly changed and ended up tasting pretty good.

I have smoked some Macanudo's until my lips almost caught on fire.

Originally Posted by Remo_5_0

I have smoked some Macanudo's until my lips almost caught on fire.

haha, good stuff!

[TBone]

I put it down when it gets hot or no longer provides enjoyment.

[icehog3]

I agree with Adam, but also in certain instances with Wayne. There are times when a cigar gets a bit bitter early on, and I smoke through it for a short time and it changes for the better...but that is the exception to the rule for me,

[T.G]

Originally Posted by icehog3

There are times when a cigar gets a bit bitter early on, and I smoke through it for a short time and it changes for the better...but that is the exception to the rule for me,

I will do that too, I just didn't want to muddy the explanation I gave earlier with trying to explain that.

[shilala]

I'm with Todd.
If I don't enjoy a smoke, it's history. Sometimes that's a minute in. Sometimes I'll smoke a bit more out of respect for the BOTL that's given it to me, just to give it a fair shake.
Sometimes I'll smoke it down to where I want to eat the nub. Those are the really, really good ones, in my book.
Sometimes they go south on me halfway through. Even if they were fabulous for the first half, when it goes bad, it goes in the alley.
I'm just not going to smoke a cigar I don't enjoy. Like Tom said, life is way too short.

Boiled down, it's simply "when I stop enjoying it".

[Krish the Fish]

Until the enjoyment ceases. For some cigars that's the fourth puff. For others it will be a quarter of an inch left. All depends on the cigar.

[LostAbbott]

Ok yeah that is what I am talking about. The stick I smoked last night started out with a really bitter/nasty flavor on my lips, so much so that I was actually wiping my face with my sleeve. I gave it five puffs and a block or two(walking the dog) and that totally went away and the smoke got enjoyable. Then with about 1.5 inches left it started to get a little harsh in the back of my throat but that only lasted for 2-3 puffs. Then it warmed up a little and had a nice flavor till it started to go to my head and I put it down...

What I am trying to say/ask is that I don't want to give up too early on a stick that might turn out to be good or at least worth smoking. The issues I had last night made it an ok stick that I will try again, and if I had put it down through the rough spots I might not have enjoyed it at all.

[tsolomon]

I like to smoke them pretty far down if I'm enjoying the cigar, but that's when I slow down and let it rest longer bewteen draws. If I don't like it, or it gets boring, I might not even make it halfway through the cigar.

[beyonder]

Gotta agree with the majority here, and put it down when it's not enjoyable anymore. Sometimes it's my fault that it went bad if I smoked a bit too fast and sometimes it's just a bad stick or a new cigar I'm trying and it's clear it's not my type. If it starts going bad maybe try a purge or let it sit but I'll throw it away at whatever point I realize I'm not going to enjoy it. Sometimes that's down to the last inch and sometimes that's within the first inch, just depends on the stick.

Kind of like cooking. If I ruined it with bad ingredients, improper preparation, cooked it too much or too fast, if its a new recipe I tried out that I never had before, or I just don't like how it tastes I might try to add a little something to it but at the end of the day if I don't like it I don't keep eating just because I paid money for the ingredients and took the time to make it.