Do you puff when lighting cigars

replicant_argent · 01-13-2011, 01:07 PM

I utilize a method that is quite secret, involved, and amazing. It involves acrobatics, an infrared temp gun (w/laser, natch), beverages of questionable quality, and midgets...

Sorry...er... little people.......

Anyway, have you ever seen a Cirque du Soliel show? Okay, now think weirder. And with sharp stuff. Jets of flame. Mimes.

markem · 01-13-2011, 01:12 PM

For some people and some cigars, puffing while lighting can lead to a acrid or other poor flavor that can be quite nasty to purge.

Like many others, I light without drawing on the cigar simultaneously (see how well I avoided *that* word). I tend to toast and then blow on the foot to see if it is lit properly. Sometime, I don't cut the head of the cigar until after I'm gotten the foot properly lit. For some large ring gauge cigars, I've detected a bit of a difference.

If I was more of a snob, I'd borrow Pete's little people and that big bowl of pudding he keeps on the patio, but I am so lazy that way.

replicant_argent · 01-13-2011, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markem

I'd borrow Pete's little people and that big bowl of pudding he keeps on the patio, but I am so lazy that way.

You weren't supposed to mention the pudding or the Mila trick...

Damn you people.

Parshooter · 01-13-2011, 01:47 PM

I toast it, then puff to get it good n' lit.

joeobx · 01-13-2011, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parshooter

I toast it, then puff to get it good n' lit.

+1
And I like cake AND ice cream

Ashcan Bill · 01-13-2011, 01:21 PM

I went through the toasting the foot method for a couple of years. Then I finally admitted to myself I couldn't tell any difference at all in taste, burn, whatever. It was kind of a neat ritual, but really no more than that for me.

Now I hold fire to the end and puff away (I said puff

). I get the sucker lit quicker, save fuel, and find myself to be a happier and better adjusted person. YMMV

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01-13-2011, 01:07 PM	#1
replicant_argent Gravy Boat Winnah. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: my attorney has advised against giving this information to insane people Posts: 5,326 Trading: (22)	Re: Do you puff when lighting cigars I utilize a method that is quite secret, involved, and amazing. It involves acrobatics, an infrared temp gun (w/laser, natch), beverages of questionable quality, and midgets... Sorry...er... little people....... Anyway, have you ever seen a Cirque du Soliel show? Okay, now think weirder. And with sharp stuff. Jets of flame. Mimes. __________________ www.stogietorch.com Some days call for a stiff Pomade.

01-13-2011, 01:12 PM	#2
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,664 Trading: (47)	Re: Do you puff when lighting cigars For some people and some cigars, puffing while lighting can lead to a acrid or other poor flavor that can be quite nasty to purge. Like many others, I light without drawing on the cigar simultaneously (see how well I avoided that word). I tend to toast and then blow on the foot to see if it is lit properly. Sometime, I don't cut the head of the cigar until after I'm gotten the foot properly lit. For some large ring gauge cigars, I've detected a bit of a difference. If I was more of a snob, I'd borrow Pete's little people and that big bowl of pudding he keeps on the patio, but I am so lazy that way. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

01-13-2011, 01:47 PM	#4
Parshooter I'm a friend of Gary S Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Marc Location: St Somewhere Posts: 835 Trading: (2)	Re: Do you puff when lighting cigars I toast it, then puff to get it good n' lit. __________________ I love chicks with FLBP.

01-13-2011, 01:21 PM	#6
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,904 Trading: (6)	Re: Do you puff when lighting cigars I went through the toasting the foot method for a couple of years. Then I finally admitted to myself I couldn't tell any difference at all in taste, burn, whatever. It was kind of a neat ritual, but really no more than that for me. Now I hold fire to the end and puff away (I said puff ). I get the sucker lit quicker, save fuel, and find myself to be a happier and better adjusted person. YMMV