Tight Cigar???

[Dickson]

Basil wrote in his birthday thread. That he clipped a cigar and it was a little tight. How does one distinguish this? Thanks guys.

[WOXOF]

Mornin' Dickson, you're up early. More than likely the pre-light draw was tight.

[Dickson]

Afternoon, Brother. So if I light a cigar with a tight draw. Putting it down and getting back to it, say in a day or so will fix it??????????

[nhcigarfan]

Afternoon, Brother. So if I light a cigar with a tight draw. Putting it down and getting back to it, say in a day or so will fix it??????????

maybe, if it was stored at a humidity that was too high, but if it was a tight roll then short of sticking a kabob stick through it (which I have done - it works ok) there isn't much you can do except fight through it.

[mauied1101]

For tight cigars, you might find a plug in the stick - and (I) try to massage it out. Otherwise, I put skewer through it to get it out.

[Tomahawk202]

My father always told me that when " grown folks talk, you shut up and listen". So when I first started smoking cigars, an old wise one called himself giving me some "tips".

I still remember almost all of them today. And one of the questions I had for him was, " What if after I light a cigar, I realize it has a tighter draw than I like?"

He told me to " massage it out" with my figner tips, up and down the stick, until it has a nice and even draw. A draw I like. So I still do this today, and find it works quite well. in extreme instances, i could poke something, like they said in an earlier post, a skewer through it, to save the stick.

Good luck sir. Happy toking.....Tomahawk202

[jiaguy]

I have a tupperdor thats at around 45-50 Rh thats for an entire bundle i bought that were all too tight to draw.

[illilli]

Yep, I do what M1101 and Tomahawk do. I massage that thing. Actually, you can usually feel where the blockage area is. I press down pretty hard in that area and I slowly roll my fingers back and forth.

Even that doesn't work sometimes, so I play through and draw like MFer until I get past the problem area. You know.....that somehow always detracts from the experience for me, though. I always make a little mental note of the cigar and I then begin to get wary of that brand, size and shape.

[mauied1101]

Yep, I do what M1101 and Tomahawk do. I massage that thing. Actually, you can usually feel where the blockage area is. I press down pretty hard in that area and I slowly roll my fingers back and forth.

Even that doesn't work sometimes, so I play through and draw like MFer until I get past the problem area. You know.....that somehow always detracts from the experience for me, though. I always make a little mental note of the cigar and I then begin to get wary of that brand, size and shape.

This is getting a little past the PG-13 rating...

and hey - HOW'S IT GOING ILLILLILLILLILLILLI!!!

Where've you been?!

[illilli]

It figures you could take my sweet innocence into the gutter M1101. I've been busy with my new son and my new job and my nagging wife.....2 out of 3 of which are wonderful! I don't want to highjack this post, though.

The brand that I get a few tight one's with is Oliva O Bold Omni, which they no longer make, but which I love the taste of. Anyway, I think I got a bad box or the conditions that it came to me were bad. That may be why a few of them have been very tight to smoke. Also, had a few of my 5 Vegas that were tight. However, at $1.25 or less a stick (C-Bid), I am not complaining.

[Dickson]

Hijack away brother(Some things must be addressed right away)....thanks for the replies. I noticed in the past tight cigar's from c-bid. Particularly my Perdomo ESV 91 Maestro's. Bought a poker to alleviate the problem.

Does anybody else do, what jiaguy does?