Cigar lighting help

**Bluesmudge** · 08-06-2009, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by cinda

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...tid=1315783144

Thanks for that video. I really enjoyed it!

**Newfie** · 08-06-2009, 06:01 AM

Great link Cinda, thanks.

Ramy, I've found that even with a perfect light, smoking too fast can knock the burn out of whack, in addition to smoking too hot.

I'm assuming your humidity is OK?? Let's assume you're keeping it above 70%. It's wet and hard to keep lit, hence the tendency to smoke faster. The combination of the moisture in the cigar with the speed you have to draw to keep it lit (again, even with a perfect light) will cause it to never burn right.

As for the light, I use a small single flame torch and gently toast the foot of the cigar 'till it's glowing red all around. Be careful how much heat you put to it and where. I never burn it close to the edge until I use the match for the final light. It doesn't take as long as the video where he uses 3 matches, but I do take longer than most people I think. But a few extra seconds at the start will pay off big time in the enjoyment of a cigar.