Uneven Burn

I have been noticing a problem with every cigar I smoke lately so I believe its something I'm doing and not the cigar itself. In the last 2 months or so, every cigar I light up and smoke burns unevenly. I never used to have this problem but its starting get very frustrating. I was wondering if anyone in this forum could shed some light on why this may be happening. Maybe have me light it a different way or turn it more etc... This is happening with cigars I get from friends, at the local cigar shop, and out of my humi.

Thanks, Nick

hammondc said:

Are you toasting the foot first? I also find if the cigar is too wet or too dry the burn will be funky.

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Yep I toast the foot first. I don't know if they were too wet but I would have definitely noticed if they were too dry. I'll make sure to pay more attention to that next time I smoke

Doc-T said:

Rotate the cigars every once in a while in your humidor. I rotate mines about a quarter turn every week or 2. Also rotate the positions (top rows to mid row, bottom row to top, etc).

While smoking, rotate the cigar as it sits about 1/2 turn.

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I do rotate my cigars in my humi, but was doing it about once a month or so. Since this is happening with cigars from other sources as well I don't think that's my problem, but I will start to rotate them much more often.

kuzi16 said:

could just be the outside air.

summer humidity makes this happen.

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Living in San Diego, humidity is not usually a problem. It's very dry out here almost all the time.