Nubbing a cigar?

icantbejon · 04-23-2012, 04:17 PM

So, do you nub a cigar only if it really deserves it or because you paid good money for it?

icehog3 · 04-23-2012, 04:19 PM

Deserves only...life it too short to smoke something you aren't enjoying, regardless of cost.

NCRadioMan · 04-23-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Deserves only...life it too short to smoke something you aren't enjoying, regardless of cost.

Xactly! I don't care how much I paid, if I don't like it right out of the gate, it gets spiked.

levrac68 · 04-23-2012, 04:21 PM

Nice Avatar!!! To the nub only if I'm enjoying it. If it tastes like gack, it won't make it to the 2nd 3rd.

Pseudosacred · 04-23-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Deserves only...life it too short to smoke something you aren't enjoying, regardless of cost.

That's the perfect way of putting it.

kelmac07 · 04-23-2012, 04:54 PM

Only if it's "nub worthy"...if not, it gets pitched. Too many other good sticks out there to fight one I'm not enjoying.

Ogre · 04-23-2012, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Deserves only...life it too short to smoke something you aren't enjoying, regardless of cost.

Scottw · 04-23-2012, 05:12 PM

Like others said, I smoke it until its no longer enjoyable to me then it gets pitched. If there is 4 inches or 1/4 of an inch left, it doesn't matter.

ApexAZ · 04-23-2012, 05:23 PM

I'm sort of in between. I may smoke it farther than I really should if it was expensive, but not really enjoyable, but won't necessarily nub it either.

68TriShield · 04-23-2012, 06:22 PM

I'll smoke one as long as it still tastes good.Never have I saw the need for a nub tool though.

MarkinAZ · 04-23-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Xactly! I don't care how much I paid, if I don't like it right out of the gate, it gets spiked.

What Greg said...

TJtorpedo · 04-23-2012, 07:29 PM

I'm pretty stubborn, so I'll likely stick with a cigar longer than I should and end up nubbing it or close to. I can't lie either, price definitely affects how long I'll stick with it, but I've also been pleasantly surprised by a cigar during the final 1/3 after a totally underwhelming first two thirds.

fencefixer · 04-23-2012, 07:34 PM

To me a cigar hits its best point somewhere in the middle.. if it's no good after that I pitch it. Now if I was an addict I'd nub it but I smoke cigars to relax and because it's a hobby, not an addiction.

markem · 04-23-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Deserves only...life it too short to smoke something you aren't enjoying, regardless of cost.

This is the reason that most experienced smokers will tell you that their cigar mantra is something like, "smoke what you like, like what you smoke."

There are plenty of time in the past where I have pulled out a "got to" smoke that wasn't tasting right, or canoeing, or draw was off, etc. I pitch 'em if I can and only try to fix the draw problems if I'm in the mood.

Now mind you, I also try to figure out what exactly the problem is. If I can re-clip the head or shorten the cigar and get something worth smoking, well, then I go for it.

maninblack · 04-23-2012, 09:20 PM

Pitch em out the window! Too many good smokes out there to waste my time on sh!tty smokes.

IlmProcess · 04-23-2012, 11:48 PM

I typically dig the end of the cigar so I tend to stick with a cigar a little longer if it isn't being very friendly

gbum · 04-24-2012, 12:01 AM

what admiral said!

lenguamor · 04-24-2012, 01:00 AM

I don't generally nub cigars; I find that the delicate balancing act of keeping it lit while not drawing so deeply that it tastes burnt is often a chore, and that's not what I smoke for.

If I truly love what I'm smoking, I make the effort. But even if it's been spectacular, if it's too much work at the end I let it die out. Way more often than not, it's the latter.

qwerty1500 · 04-24-2012, 06:16 AM

I seem to nub everything unless its an absolute dog rocket or I just get completely bored with it.

04-24-2012, 08:16 AM

Agreed, only if it's nub worthy. For me, the sweet spot of most cigars is the 1-2 inches just before the nub. Usually the heat from the nub gets too much to handle.

04-23-2012, 04:17 PM	#1
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04-23-2012, 04:19 PM	#2
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04-23-2012, 04:21 PM	#4
levrac68 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Mar 2012 First Name: Todd Location: Long Island Posts: 118 Trading: (0)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? Nice Avatar!!! To the nub only if I'm enjoying it. If it tastes like gack, it won't make it to the 2nd 3rd. __________________ "SOMETIMES A CIGAR IS JUST A CIGAR."- S. FREUD

04-23-2012, 04:54 PM	#6
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? Only if it's "nub worthy"...if not, it gets pitched. Too many other good sticks out there to fight one I'm not enjoying. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

04-23-2012, 05:12 PM	#8
Scottw Going Commando Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Sussex, NJ Posts: 2,815 Trading: (6)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? Like others said, I smoke it until its no longer enjoyable to me then it gets pitched. If there is 4 inches or 1/4 of an inch left, it doesn't matter. __________________ "Ray when someone asks you if your a GOD you say yes."

04-23-2012, 05:23 PM	#9
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I'm sort of in between. I may smoke it farther than I really should if it was expensive, but not really enjoyable, but won't necessarily nub it either.

04-23-2012, 06:22 PM	#10
68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,194 Trading: (40)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I'll smoke one as long as it still tastes good.Never have I saw the need for a nub tool though.

04-23-2012, 07:29 PM	#12
TJtorpedo Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Tim Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 600 Trading: (4)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I'm pretty stubborn, so I'll likely stick with a cigar longer than I should and end up nubbing it or close to. I can't lie either, price definitely affects how long I'll stick with it, but I've also been pleasantly surprised by a cigar during the final 1/3 after a totally underwhelming first two thirds. __________________

04-23-2012, 07:34 PM	#13
fencefixer Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 544 Trading: (7)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? To me a cigar hits its best point somewhere in the middle.. if it's no good after that I pitch it. Now if I was an addict I'd nub it but I smoke cigars to relax and because it's a hobby, not an addiction.

04-23-2012, 09:20 PM	#15
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? Pitch em out the window! Too many good smokes out there to waste my time on sh!tty smokes. __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

04-23-2012, 11:48 PM	#16
IlmProcess ¿Spectacle Join Date: Apr 2012 First Name: Trent Location: IL Posts: 117 Trading: (0)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I typically dig the end of the cigar so I tend to stick with a cigar a little longer if it isn't being very friendly __________________ Status-Quo Dissonance

04-24-2012, 12:01 AM	#17
gbum Feeling at Home Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Asyraf Location: Cyberjaya-Malaysia Posts: 772 Trading: (0)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? what admiral said! __________________ http://mrgbum.wordpress.com

04-24-2012, 01:00 AM	#18
lenguamor puta por Ninfas! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joe Location: The 305 again! Posts: 1,030 Trading: (23)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I don't generally nub cigars; I find that the delicate balancing act of keeping it lit while not drawing so deeply that it tastes burnt is often a chore, and that's not what I smoke for. If I truly love what I'm smoking, I make the effort. But even if it's been spectacular, if it's too much work at the end I let it die out. Way more often than not, it's the latter. __________________

04-24-2012, 06:16 AM	#19
qwerty1500 Good thing I'm normal Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: One Particular Harbor Posts: 607 Trading: (0)	Re: Nubbing a cigar? I seem to nub everything unless its an absolute dog rocket or I just get completely bored with it.

04-24-2012, 08:16 AM	#20
thecatch83 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Nubbing a cigar? Agreed, only if it's nub worthy. For me, the sweet spot of most cigars is the 1-2 inches just before the nub. Usually the heat from the nub gets too much to handle.