Which is a bigger bummer, overfilled or underfilled?

[Naug]

Today I burned a H Upmann No 2 BRE Jul 17 HQ. These have been really tasty and never loose. The one picked seemed a little light so I started with a small clip about 1/4" in diameter, this was too tight so I clipped again to about 3/8" which again seemed too tight and was pushing wet nicotine. Ended up with a more standard clip of around 1/2", this as Goldilocks would say was just right. Nubbed it and happy days. Thanks for the input!

[FatPete]

Just had my first under filled cigar, a Cohiba Siglo V 01. It was also my first Siglo V and had to battle it all the way to keep it going. I just wish I had noticed it's soft spots in the shop before I bought it as a single. Lesson learned the hard way,

[GotaCohiba]

Under filled 

[FatPete]

Under filled or underfilled it was a disappointment whichever way you look at it ?

[Islandboy]

Underfilled.

Settled down last night with cold drink and a Picadores. It started out sooo good, the best flavor I’ve gotten from one yet. It was barnyard hay, honey AND caramel, and a touch of citrus. I didn’t notice how soft it was, and it just kind of turned mushy as it heated up. I got maybe 6 great puffs out of it, then it was a battle of diminishing returns from then on while the taste completely disappeared, turning too bitter to forge on with by the halfway point. I would’ve much rather battled a tight draw with the chance to enjoy those flavors than experience the burn issues and bitterness.

[NSXCIGAR]

Got to go with underfilled, especially since my purchase of the Perfecdraw. Most tight draws are now workable. Nothing can be done with underfilled. Loose draws, poor burning, flavor issues, heat issues. I've never felt less frustrated upon encountering a tight draw or overfilled cigar as I do when the cigar has poor, loose construction.

[cmbarton]

A month ago I didn’t have a preference and saw loosely packed or tightly packed cigars as just different experiences rather than one being better than the other. However, in mid-December, I had my Wisdom teeth removed and the dentist informed me to lay off the cigars for at least a few days and (his preference) two to three weeks.

I made it exactly 48 hours before reaching for a Bolivar RC on a sunny, mild Sunday afternoon while watching some football outside on my patio. The cigar was very loosely filled which was fine with me as I couldn’t vigorously draw on a tightly filled cigar without screwing with some of the dentist’s handiwork.

As I lightly took in smoke from the soft draw of the RC, I could taste so many more flavors in a much more relaxed, pleasurable process. It was an incredible experience with a cigar I have had many, many times but never was more conscious about the smoke than I was under these circumstances.

Now, we’ll past the recovery window, I attempt the slowest, lightest, smoothest draw I possibly can ... a loosely-filled stick is ideal!

[fitzy]

@cmbarton Absolutely for me the slowest smoothest draw and the coolest burn produce the most flavors. Even if it's tightly rolled I can still get away with it. 

This is why cigars seem to take a lot longer to burn for me than my friends. Heck I had a Bolivar Coronas Junior the other day that lasted me almost an hour.

 

PS I love Bolivar Royal Corona's. 

[ErikB]

Underfilled means missing tobacco for me


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