Cigar lighting help

[RamyG4]

As you can tell, I'm new to cigars. I've only smoked 4 or 5 in my lifetime, and I'm having problems lighting them. I follow the proper protocol (toasting it, not letting the flame touch it, turning the cigar as i light it) but I always wind up with an uneven burn and the cigar burns through too quickly. Any tips? Is it simply a matter of practice?

[TravPSU]

Rotate the cigar as you smoke. When resting your cigar, put the slow burning side on the bottom so it will get more oxygen so it will help even out. Don't smoke the cigar too quickly.

Is it with one particular cigar brand or with all the cigars you smoke?

[RamyG4]

I should also add that it seems too hot when I smoke. The cigar I've smoked most is a romeo no. 2.

[TravPSU]

To me, and I'm still a newb as well, that means you are smoking too fast. The rule of thumb is about a minute between each draw on the cigar. It should be cool, not hot.

Hopefully others will chime in with more experience and opinions.

[bigwhiteash]

Yeah... slow down a bit and it will cool off.

If you haven't already, go to Wal-Mart and find a Ronson Jet-Lite lighter or any torch style lighter. They make lighting a LOT easier.

[cinda]

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[RamyG4]

Yeah... slow down a bit and it will cool off.

If you haven't already, go to Wal-Mart and find a Ronson Jet-Lite lighter or any torch style lighter. They make lighting a LOT easier.

Haha, I've actually been using a Ronson Jet-Lite.

The advice on slowing down makes perfect sense, I take way more than one draw per minute.

As far as the uneven burn though, maybe I'm just holding the cigar too close to the flame when I light it?

[DeeDubya]

Yeah... slow down a bit and it will cool off.

If you haven't already, go to Wal-Mart and find a Ronson Jet-Lite lighter or any torch style lighter. They make lighting a LOT easier.

I like the way the Jet-Lites run out of fuel. There's no sputtering, half-assed flame, yellow flame or like some, that up-and-down flicker. They just stop. No question about that, Time to refill.

[Young Forbes]

Ive been having trouble lighting my cigars as well. The match method proves to be the hardest for me since i have to manipulate the cigar and blow at the same time while trying to light it. My colibri sucks. My ronson jet light should be coming soon in the mail. Hopefully this will be the help i need.

[MarineOne]

You have a Colibri and you think it sucks because you can't light up a cigar with it?

I have a Colibri that I got as a freebie from Cigar International and have had zero issues with it lighting some fantastic cigars like RP's Vintage 90 and Decade, Camacho Pre-Embargo 62's, Padron 80th, and a few from Gurkha's line.

Perhaps this is an end user interface issue and it requires a firmware upgrade.





Kris