Lighting a cigar with matches - Page 2

mosesbotbol · 08-17-2010, 01:11 PM

I use matches all the time. Don't think it matters the brand as long as you lighting just pure wood. Put the matches in the humidor for a slower light.

357 · 08-17-2010, 01:12 PM

I started out with matches because I thought all butane torch lighters were expensive. Once I learned I could get a decent one (Ronson brand) at Wal-Mart for $3, I grabbed a handful of them. I rarely use matches now, but there is something unique about them. I guess they impart more of a historic ritual into the process of lighting.

The tricks to lighting with a match are to let the sulfur burn off first (the flare at the beginning), rotate while lighting, and learning where to hold the match in relation to the foot of the cigar. If it's too high you'll only light the top half of the foot. If it's too low you'll burn a hole in the wrapper and not light the end/foot of the cigar. I find about 1 inch below the foot is best, assuming the cigar is at a downward angle around 30-45 degrees. BTW, once you get the hang of it you should be able to light just about any cigar with a single wooden match (indoors of course).

357 · 08-17-2010, 01:13 PM

I forgot, there are sulfur free matches around but they are more expensive and harder to find.

BTcigars · 08-17-2010, 04:48 PM

First off, paper matches are a no no. They have sulfur on the whole match to help it burn. There are some cigar matches like Davidoff and Zino. I dont care for the Zino and they look more like a novelty (Its a giant matchbook). The Davidoff's are great. If you light a match and then blow it out, you will smell the aroma from the wood. Very pleasing! These matches are made for cigars so they are long and the wood is qood quality....costs about $5 a box.

08-17-2010, 01:11 PM	#21
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08-17-2010, 01:12 PM	#22
357 Will herf for food Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Home is where I park it Posts: 4,075 Trading: (9)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches I started out with matches because I thought all butane torch lighters were expensive. Once I learned I could get a decent one (Ronson brand) at Wal-Mart for $3, I grabbed a handful of them. I rarely use matches now, but there is something unique about them. I guess they impart more of a historic ritual into the process of lighting. The tricks to lighting with a match are to let the sulfur burn off first (the flare at the beginning), rotate while lighting, and learning where to hold the match in relation to the foot of the cigar. If it's too high you'll only light the top half of the foot. If it's too low you'll burn a hole in the wrapper and not light the end/foot of the cigar. I find about 1 inch below the foot is best, assuming the cigar is at a downward angle around 30-45 degrees. BTW, once you get the hang of it you should be able to light just about any cigar with a single wooden match (indoors of course). __________________ “Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar;” Mark Twain

08-17-2010, 01:13 PM	#23
357 Will herf for food Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Home is where I park it Posts: 4,075 Trading: (9)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches I forgot, there are sulfur free matches around but they are more expensive and harder to find. __________________ “Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar;” Mark Twain

08-17-2010, 04:48 PM	#24
BTcigars Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 486 Trading: (1)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches First off, paper matches are a no no. They have sulfur on the whole match to help it burn. There are some cigar matches like Davidoff and Zino. I dont care for the Zino and they look more like a novelty (Its a giant matchbook). The Davidoff's are great. If you light a match and then blow it out, you will smell the aroma from the wood. Very pleasing! These matches are made for cigars so they are long and the wood is qood quality....costs about $5 a box. __________________ Be sure to chek out my blog.