Questions You Thought Were Too Dumb to Ask

[piperdown]

Post them up....but let's stick to cigar questions....quantum entanglement is a whole other ball game

[Browns7213]

Post them up....but let's stick to cigar questions....quantum entanglement is a whole other ball game

Awwwww shucks, I had a great one that would have perplexed even the likes of @sirlancelot .

[Lostmason]

Here a goofy question.With spring just around the corner,are there sticks that taste better outdoors than in?Or vice versa?I'm lucky in that I don't have to go outside to smoke,so I'm wondering if there is a difference in the enviroment where you smoke.

[Browns7213]

Here a goofy question.With spring just around the corner,are there sticks that taste better outdoors than in?Or vice versa?I'm lucky in that I don't have to go outside to smoke,so I'm wondering if there is a difference in the enviroment where you smoke.

Have never noticed a difference in flavors indoors or out. However, I usually don't critically taste a new cigar at a lounge cause there are so many other variables at play with other smokers around. I will say that my wife picks up much more smoke on me when I smoke inside versus outside.

[stonecutter2]

Here a goofy question.With spring just around the corner,are there sticks that taste better outdoors than in?Or vice versa?I'm lucky in that I don't have to go outside to smoke,so I'm wondering if there is a difference in the enviroment where you smoke.

Taste is interwined in a complex manner with smell. Being outdoors brings its own scent from the environment, so yeah I could see an impact on taste as a result.

Generally, I just find having a cigar outside to be far more preferable than indoors, just because it's nice to be outside and relaxing, enjoying the day. That boosts my mood and I can see that impacting the overall experience of the cigar.

[Lostmason]

I run the problem of competeing with ciggarette smoke,my wife and I both smoke cigs so if I want a clean expierience I'ld have to go outside.I will try to "notice" any differences when it does warm up more.

[Chadderkdawg]

Does a lighter REALLY affect the taste of my cigar? (More of a general noob question)

[stonecutter2]

Does a lighter REALLY affect the taste of my cigar? (More of a general noob question)

If we're talking butane, I'd think not really - once the cigar itself is lit enough, it will do its thing. However, depending on whether you use a single torch, soft flame, triple torch, that might impact how the cigar initially smokes/tastes until it works itself out.

Now, if we're talking a Zippo lighter or something that uses lighter fluid, then I think that can impart a flavor, at least for the first few draws.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

Does a lighter REALLY affect the taste of my cigar? (More of a general noob question)

A lot of people will tell you that it doesn't, and I used to agree with them. Until the day I tried to smoke an LFD after lighting it with a Bic. Maybe it was because I was outside and couldn't get it lit very well very quickly, but I DEFINITELY tasted the lighter fluid in that cigar. It was a terrible taste. With that said, if I were indoors and able to light it quickly, I'm not sure I would have tasted it nearly as much. Also, once it's really going, you probably won't taste it anyway.

[bobajob]

Does a lighter REALLY affect the taste of my cigar? (More of a general noob question)

If you use a zippo or a candle, you will get a petrol/paraffin taste permeating the whole cigar. It's nasty.
If you heat the foot too strongly or scorch the wrapper, you might notice some strong bitterness/burn taste but it will usually go away once the cigar cools a little. YMMV.