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When you light your cigar, do you light the cigar in your hands first or do you light it in your mouth? I've always lit it first while holding so I'm curious as to how you all light up.
kuzi16 said:i light mine very close to the way in the "Lighting Cigars 101" thread.
i select the cigar and pull it out of my humi. I take the cello off and smell it. As i smell i roll it very gently in my hands.
I lick the cap for a pre light taste and usually use a punch to cut. i then draw a few times unlit to taste it and to clear out any loose tobacco. the i hold it in my hands and lightly toast the foot with my xikar. i rotate the cigar to make it more even. I blow on the foot to see if there is a spot i missed. if not i blow through the cigar to clear it out. i let it sit for 1-2 minutes. then i puff away.
its a process but ifi dont do it that way i dont feel that im getting all that i can out of the cigar.
Bobberrific said:Pretty much the same as everyone else. I like to scorch the tip just enough to get it blackened. Then I put the cigar in my mouth and light it up fully.