Re-Lighting Cigars

[Colt45]

Normally when I smoke, I'm committed to the cigar, and very rarely have one go

out, requiring a re-light.

To members who smoke throughout the day, while doing your daily activities, do

you find yourselves re-lighting with any frequency?

Any noticeable effect flavor-wise?

Are there any who intentionally smoke half a cigar, saving the rest for a later time?

How do those taste later on?!

[Cam]

I used to smoke them while I was doing various activities, yes you do have to relight them quite frequently, this is a hassle because it takes time for a good relight, and will most probably go out again and also because it does alter the taste a lilttle, that is to say when the cigar goes out it does taste rather bitter.

As for saving a cigar Ive done that once, but it was very special and I didnt have the time to finish it, after 7 hours it tasted bitter and disgusting and lost its creamy texture and also went out more frequently. Whats more the draw was altered aswel..

Cam -

[atomross13]

on the rare ocasions when I have had to let a cigar go out, and then relight I have not had good results. That taste is altered, it is bitter and harsh. I have tossed every re-light cigar after a few puffs just becasue I have not been able to stomach the altered taste.

[Jimmy2]

When i head out to work at 6:00 am i always smoke my first cigar of the day while driving to the job site.

And i rarely finish the cigar by the time i get there so i finish the rest at lunch time and for some reason the cigar is always stronger.

But alot of the flavor is not present from when i first smoked it in the morning.

[shrink]

Purge it thoroughly, then clip it back to where the tobacco is fresh.

[Trevor2118]

» Purge it thoroughly, then clip it back to where the tobacco is fresh.

A solution, better than nothing, but still a compromise...........a dreadful thing to do to a quality Cuban...

[Colt45]

Thanks guys - I ask because for the life of me, I can't recall coming back to a cigar

that was out for more than a minute. I've always imagined it would taste like crap -

if I knew what crap tasted like :-)

[wp2]

I am a slow smoker, so mine go out occasionally.

Re lights are no problem, I purge after so I don't get any of that tarry butane flavor.

[anacostiakat]

Same here. I am a slow smoker in most cases so occasionally one will go out on me. Not a big problem.

[Ken Gargett]

» Purge it thoroughly, then clip it back to where the tobacco is fresh.

pretty much the best advice if it goes out. one little trick hamlet showed me last visit was to grind the cigar down as much as possible (a cutter and clipping away the dead bit even better if handy) and tap hard to remove as much ash as is possible. otherwise, you are trying to relit ash not cigar and you are sucking in the fumes from the dead ash.

[Mr. Japan]

» » Purge it thoroughly, then clip it back to where the tobacco is fresh.

»

» pretty much the best advice if it goes out. one little trick hamlet showed

» me last visit was to grind the cigar down as much as possible (a cutter and

» clipping away the dead bit even better if handy) and tap hard to remove as

» much ash as is possible. otherwise, you are trying to relit ash not cigar

» and you are sucking in the fumes from the dead ash.

Ken, I also was advised as you have been told by Hamlet but with a little extra, before re-lighting slowly bowl into the cigar to get the "resting smoke" out of it.

[El Presidente]

» Ken, I also was advised as you have been told by Hamlet but with a little

» extra, before re-lighting slowly bowl into the cigar to get the "resting

» smoke" out of it.

Great advice.

[lfg2nrg]

I find if a cigar goes out and is relit within a few minutes it is OK. If it sits longer it gets bitter. IMHO this is because it cools and gases left in the cigar condense on the leaf giving it a bitter flavor when relit.

If a cigar rests too long after going out it is trash for me.

[Mel]

It is pathetic how far some will go to hang on to acigar that should be cast off. A few years ago I gave a hunting guide a Sig VI as part of a tip. The next year when I came back he exclaimed " I'm glad your back, I finished that cigar a week ago. I would smoke some and then put it in the fridge." He smoke that cigar for a YEAR!.

If a cigar goes more than an hour or so I consider it over. I like to believe that I smoke only the best cigars and will not tolerate sub par flavors or performance. I have tossed many a stick that did not please me.

[n2advnture]

» » Purge it thoroughly, then clip it back to where the tobacco is fresh.

»

» pretty much the best advice if it goes out. one little trick hamlet showed

» me last visit was to grind the cigar down as much as possible (a cutter and

» clipping away the dead bit even better if handy) and tap hard to remove as

» much ash as is possible. otherwise, you are trying to relit ash not cigar

» and you are sucking in the fumes from the dead ash.

This is solid, I always do this prior to purging as well. Works like a charm to get rid of most of the foul taste.

~Mark

[JMH]

» The next year when I came back he exclaimed " I'm glad your back, I

» finished that cigar a week ago. I would smoke some and then put it in the

» fridge." He smoke that cigar for a YEAR!.

[Colt45]

» He smoke that cigar for a YEAR!

Unbelievable!

[CoryOllis]

» » He smoke that cigar for a YEAR!

»

» Unbelievable!

X2

I will say, though, I have had the experience of re-lighting a cigar and being pleasantly surprised. But I usually finish what I start - with cigars at least! :-P

Also, sometimes I'll put a Cuban down and pick it up nearly out and find a pleasant change in the flavor at this cooler temp.