Quote Originally Posted by craig View Post
'lightly' is relative. I often blow pretty hard. For fun, put a lighter in front of the cigar and you might get a show - Rocky Patel Vintages are especially impressive in that regard..
LOL - I've done that with RP Vintage 1990's and you're right on the money, interesting show!

I've found that I too need to purge more often in the winter. Even in my heated man cave (18' trailer).

Sailor, if by Gran Reserva you're talking about the 8-5-8's, then I've had that happen once to me with a Natural (never with the Maduro or Sun Grown) this winter. I purged immediately when it started to taste a little "off" That was about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way through it. I then purged every few drags. About 2/3's of the way through I had to trim the end a bit as the tar had built up noticably. I smoked another 8-5-8 Natural on Saturday and just start purging it every now and then before hitting the 1/3 point.