Relighting a cigar

[guado]

I'll give it a shot as well.


I smoke so slow that I usually have to relight as least once.

Same here. This is difinitely the first time I have ever heard of a color change while blowing in the cigar.

[Desert Rat]

Called "purging".

[Kayakinboy]

Maybe it's just me, but I very rarely re-light a cigar. If I can tell it's going out and I'm not finished I'll hit it with the lighter and try to keep it alive, but I just can't stand the taste of a "used" cigar. Just personal taste I guess.

[guado]

Called "purging".

Thank-you. My mind went blank earlier.

[Bassfever]

Thanks for the info

[Dru Lee Parsec]

I've read and heard that purging the cigar also purges the taste. But if it's a choice between having to stop smoking the cigar and having to rebuild the flavor then it's probably not a bad choice.

By the way, purging that flavor can be useful if your cigar is getting harsh.

[Quint]

I learned this technique years ago at a cigar dinner from a rep of a cigar manufacture. Works pretty good most of the time. Personally I dont think it takes away from the base taste of the stick but it can remove the harshness. I think it was really developed to refresh your cigar if you've let it go out and it has sat around for some time. For example you finish half the cigar the night before and want to spark it up again the next day it removes the burnt stale taste.

[SmokinDVM]

Followed this method exactly last night, and it worked like a champ.