When do you pull out?

[SmokyFontaine]

I could have made that title worse. Trust me. 

On the topic of stems - I get that all cigars could and should have some stems, and some companies say that is a fairly important part of the recipe. 95% of the time I can feel a stem at the freshly clipped head of a cigar, I light that thing up, and smoke it. But I've noticed with smaller cigars, things like petite coronas, a couple of little stems can make the draw so bad I can barely keep it lit. A PerfecDraw is my go-to tool for all things draw related, but last night with an Upmann Half Corona I was battling, I decided to pull the stem as best I could. Well, I pulled it out the length of the cigar, with minimal leaf connected to it, and the cigar went from risk of being given a burial at sea to a delightful little smoke with rich flavors and beautiful sweetness. 

Do you guys ever fight a tough draw, know there is a stem or two present, and try to...ehem...pull out early? I hear it's 100% effective in other situations, but would like to see if others have tried this with cigars. 

...I'm not mature enough to be on the Internet. I know.

[Derboesekoenig]

Yup I do this. Usually only with the larger stems. 

On another note...have you seen the NC cigar produced....entirely of stems +wrapper?? 

[cfc1016]

1 hour ago, Derboesekoenig said:

Yup I do this. Usually only with the larger stems. 

On another note...have you seen the NC cigar produced....entirely of stems +wrapper?? 

This literally made me cringe

[Cigar Surgeon]

1 hour ago, Derboesekoenig said:

Yup I do this. Usually only with the larger stems. 

On another note...have you seen the NC cigar produced....entirely of stems +wrapper?? 

We just did a review of these a few weeks ago...

[Puros Y Vino]

10 minutes ago, Cigar Surgeon said:

We just did a review of these a few weeks ago...

And?......  

[bbguardsp]

Everytime I do this the flavor gets worse for me so I no longer do it.  That midrib (the central vein of the leaf) does contain flavor.  Remember only around 50% of a filler leaf central vein is removed before rolling.

[Lant63]

Never.


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[earthson]

2 hours ago, Derboesekoenig said:

Yup I do this. Usually only with the larger stems. 

On another note...have you seen the NC cigar produced....entirely of stems +wrapper?? 

Oh, you mean Padron?

I kid, I kid.  I have had no luck pulling stems out with my large fingers and I still haven't gotten a draw poker.  I either prod around with my teeny little toothpick, else just smoke around it, else throw it out as untenable.

Oh, and I pull out at the right time.  You just can't get greedy for that last push.

[Cigar Surgeon]

2 hours ago, bundwallah said:

And?......  

As expected, most of us didn't think much of it: https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-united-cigar-el-tallo/

[BrightonCorgi]

If a cigar has a tough draw, I just throw it away...

[Bri Fi]

Usually when I pull a stem out the cigar become very bland and I have to throw it away. Could be due to tunneling