Do all cigars taste like **** after relighting?

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Originally Posted by Bryan

I occasionally smoke half a cigar and put it out. I then will come back to it after a few hours or sometimes, even the next day. I always notice they don't taste as good. Is this normal? Is there a proper way to relight after they sat around for a extended length of time?

thanks.

Relighting after a few hours (and definfitely the next day) is bound to taste like crap. The only proper way is to pitch it and light a fresh one.

If only an hour or two, you could try purging the cigar (after it goes out, blow gently thru the stick to push out any lingering smoke). Aside from that, there isn't much you can do.