Cigar Cutting

[samiam2007]

So stepdad received a box of cigars from his buddy overseas - $1,500 a box - damn!

Anyways, he has ADD and I wouldn't call him an aficionado, but smokes b/c of the nostalgia. That being said, the talks about cigars being too big and will cut them in half to smoke them longer. That 1 - 2 hour smoke that I love, he shortens down to about 20 mins of solid puffing.

Is this normal? To cut cigars in half? I feel like you'd be missing out on 2/3 of flavors.

Thoughts?

[Billb1960]

No, just no

[Hardheaded]

Sounds like his buddy needs to get him some shorter, and cheaper cigars. I can't imagine how bad those things unravel once cut like that.

[Lynn]

So stepdad received a box of cigars from his buddy overseas - $1,500 a box - damn!

Anyways, he has ADD and I wouldn't call him an aficionado, but smokes b/c of the nostalgia. That being said, the talks about cigars being too big and will cut them in half to smoke them longer. That 1 - 2 hour smoke that I love, he shortens down to about 20 mins of solid puffing.

Is this normal? To cut cigars in half? I feel like you'd be missing out on 2/3 of flavors.

Thoughts?

I cut most any thing bigger than robusto...2 fer one..smoke foot then later head

[Demuths1770]

ummmmmm i would not call cutting them in half normal. in fact its going to be MORE of a waste cutting it in half unless you really nub it down. your gonna waste more cigar with two nubs. as for smoking a hlaf a cigar in 20 minutes i would say he 1. is smoking way too fast or 2. not smoking alot and leaving a big nub creating more waste than just smoking the whole cigar. sounds like he needs cigarillos and not cigars!

[Tombstone]

Yeah, that is not a normal. Sounds like a nice corona is more up his alley.

[Billb1960]

I cut most any thing bigger than robusto...2 fer one..smoke foot then later head

Keep it up and we're going to revoke your BOTM award!

[defetis]

No way normal and not how the cigar was blended to be smoked.

[StogieNinja]

I'd get him some short robustos to smoke when he wants something short, and tell him to save the expensive cigars for when he has more time. THose cigars were blended to be smoked as rolled, hes not getting the best flavor out of them.

[Tobias Lutz]

I've cut $2 Churchills in half. I would never do it with anything else.