Comments on: Stogie Tips: Better Ash, Better Cigar Experience

By: cj

cj — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:04:31 +0000

Funny, but I have never been anywhere, herf or otherwise, and seen someone put a cigar out like a cigarette. As far as smoking slowly, I read reviews where guys/gals take two hours to smoke a Queen B! Now if you are regripping golf clubs, and the cigar is second in your priority, I can see two hours.

I think my brother is becoming bored with stogies because he smokes too fast. He tells me everything he smokes is "o.k.", which I know would be different if he took the time to enjoy it.

By: Patrick S

Patrick S — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:44:34 +0000

@cigarfan: The way I've always heard it, leaving the ash on promotes a cool smoke because it allows less oxygen to reach the burning tobacco.

By: cigarfan

cigarfan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:58:52 +0000

I agree with all of this — especially the part about smoking slowly — but I'm not so sure that a long ash has any effect on the cinder temperature, or that it really promotes a "cool" smoke to any discernable degree. I'd be interested in seeing the science behind that.

By: mighty

mighty — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:29 +0000

I second this article. I always recommend to people to smoke their cigar SLOW. I see so many people puff puff puff, to quickly. They then wonder why their cigar is hot and bitter…

I would also like to throw out there that when finished with a cigar, there is no reason to do anything other than tip it down into the ashtray. It will quickly go out. I see people smash and smash like they would a cigarette, and it does nothing but create a mess and stay lit for much longer.

At the end of the day, Im totally about people smoking however they want, especially if they already know about other methods, and still choose to do it their way.

By: Padronnie

Padronnie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +0000

Right you are about this. I once saw a guy grind his Padron 45 Maduro into an ashtray after every single puff. Not just a tap, but push it in and twist, the way people put out cigarettes.

It was painful to watch him destroy that wonderful cigar. And yet when the wrapper started to fall off he acted suprised!

By: Ethan Kurland

Ethan Kurland — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:36:13 +0000

Thank you, Patrick A. I wasn't sure, but it had seemed to me that leaving ash on was giving me a better experience. When in a B&M and someone smashes a cigar into the ashtray, I remove the cigar. If I am asked about it, I explain that when a cigar is …. it stinks.