Old Oaks Cigar Co.

[mrtr33]

What say you?

That hasn't been my experience. But try it out. YMMV. I'm not a fan of touching it up, but have been known to do so. I agree with the Whale though - a lot depends on the roll, and some cigars aren't worth it.

Another thing to consider is the vitola you're smoking. You probably wont' be able to smoke, say, a lonsdale the same way you smoke a toro. Some smokes you'll be able to puff away on, while others require you to take short intermittent breaks. All part of the learning process.

You'll never convince me to drink a Heineken Light though.

[Devil Doc]

If it were a recently rolled cigar, I would expect burn issues. If you liked them, buy a box and forget about 'em for a couple of months.

Doc.

[Yerman]

I'm too impatient to fuck around with it. I just touch it up, or pitch the smoke if it gets too bad. I've had my most serious problems in this department with Gurkhas.

Some smokes have a particularly thick wrapper compared to the binder / filler, and then you get tunneling, and you can see the wrapper wrinkling, but not burning. Those piss me off too.

Also, I believe some cigars are just rolled shitty, in which case none of this will work.

Will

I say I do what I posted above. Has worked for me.

Duly noted...Thanks guys

You'll never convince me to drink a Heineken Light though.

Haha...To each their own I guess. I usually don't drink them but I had one left over from a football game so I grabbed it. Honestly, I don't know why but the bitterness of the beer and the spiciness of the cigar just went well together.

I do have two bottles of single malt in my cabinet I usually drink when smoking but I just wasn't in the mood last night.

I do have another question for you guys...Based on my research, I think the spiciness in the cigar came from the nicaraguan leaves that were in the blend. Is this correct? Are most nicaraguan cigars spicy like that? I really enjoyed it and it was the first time smoked something other than a cuban or dominican republic cigar.

[mrtr33]

I do have another question for you guys...Based on my research, I think the spiciness in the cigar came from the nicaraguan leaves that were in the blend. Is this correct? Are most nicaraguan cigars spicy like that? I really enjoyed it and it was the first time smoked something other than a cuban or dominican republic cigar.

I don't know. In my experience, Nicaraguan cigars CAN be spicy. It is a flavor profile that I've noticed in Nicaraguan cigars, but by no means does that necessarily translate to anyone else.

For the past couple of years, I ran a contest called the Puro Pot Pass - it's purpose was to help identify flavor profiles of puro cigars. And possibly to create humiliating sig tags. But mostly the former. Maybe look there to get a better idea of the characteristics of cigars.

Cigar smoking tastes are subjective. What the seasoned palate may taste, I may not; what one person likes, another may not. Best to try everything, then formulate your own opinion.

I'd offer more advice, but you're an SC fan. I lived in south Orange County for a few years several years ago. Met my wife there. Her parents still live there. Never ceases to amaze me all of the great micro-brews available out there - just makes me cringe to see that privileged not get utilized.