Most important "tip" you got when you started

[Rockestone]

When your finished, let the stick burn out instead of trying to crush it out. Best lesson I learned.

[tsolomon]

The best way to store cigars
The right way to cut and then light a cigar
How to smoke and enjoy a cigar

But the best tip was from Dave, aka Trishield, who encouraged me to attend a herf where I met other BOTLs and SOTLs. The cigar smoking community is just a great group of people to meet and share cigars and conversation with.

[TripleF]

One thing I'm kind of anal about........

Don't SMUSH a cigar out like a cigarette. Just lay it in the ashtray, it'l go out in short order and if you mash it out like a cigarette it makes an awful stink.


Next tip.....
Slow down. Take longer breaks between puffs. Makes for a longer, more enjoyable experince.

[spectrrr]

DONT use cbid without using C-H-I-M-P first!

"When do you put out a cigar?"
"When you stop enjoying it."

There is no need to inhale cigar smoke because there are no taste buds in your lungs.

Cigars taste better when smoked with friends.

Give cigars you did not enjoy another try. Cigars are hand made products and every now and then you just get a bad one.

[gnukfu]

Smoke slower. I was like the Puff the Magic Dragon when I first started smoking....did I just say Puff?

[Lucky_Hippo]

-Let other's smoke how THEY like to smoke. So what if they light it with a zippo, inhale with every drag, and toss it half way through. If they enjoyed the experience, then that was the entire point wasn't it?

-Never turn your nose up at a gifted stick. It's not just a smoke someone is offering, but their friendship.

-Always take the time to share what you enjoy, but try not to force your enjoyment on others. Let them make up thier own minds what they like or don't like.

-Always remember that many here at one time or another liked Macanudo, even if they won't admit it now. Eveyone has to start somewhere right?

Enjoy each cigar as if it was your last. It just very well may be.

[ucla695]

Buy the biggest humi you can afford, even if you think it’s too big and you’ll never fill it up.

Lower your humidity to 65% or below and you won’t have to worry about mold, draw or burn issues.

The trip is not about the destination, but about the journey.

Smoke what you like. Like what you smoke.

[JE3146]

Pif

[Tio Gato]

The best tip I ever got was "For God's sake, take it out of your mouth once in a while."
It's all about going slow and not letting the cigar over heat.

[Texan in Mexico]

1). Read, read and read some more!

2). Learn to identify the flavors in your spice rack and refrigerator - this helps develop your pallete and identify them in your cigar.

[gettysburgfreak]

Open your humidor, take a big wiff and savor the smell

Pushing friends down the slope is fun

[BirdDok]

I do this at least once a day! It's a sickness.

Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Open your humidor, take a big wiff and savor the smell

Pushing friends down the slope is fun

Purge, Purge Purge. I can only imagine how many cigars I would have put out when they soured, instead of enjoying em down to the nub. Tar can be nasty.

~Vitis

When smoking at a cigar lounge, don't stub out your cigar. Just let it sit in the ash tray and go out on its own!

[MajorCaptSilly]

Slowing down was important for me. I used to kill a robusto in around 20 minutes and couldn't figure out why it got harsh.

MCS

Take the cedar off and light the foot.

[Whee]

Try everything.
Smoke what YOU like, like what you smoke.

Words to live by.