Questions You Thought Were Too Dumb to Ask

[garublador]

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.

My understanding is that Bic lighters use butane just like torch lighters. It's Zippos or other lighters that use a wick rather than a jet that use naphtha fuels that impart a different flavor.

[bobajob]

My understanding is that Bic lighters use butane just like torch lighters. It's Zippos or other lighters that use a wick rather than a jet that use naphtha fuels that impart a different flavor.

...and by different, you mean like sucking on a gasoline hose. Bleurgh!

[JollyRogers]

Ok, I saw this posted on puff a while back but don't remember what the answer was. What do y'all do with your Tubo's? I just picked up five (cedar lined metal tubes) and placed them in my humidor. Should I leave them in the tubes sealed? Pull the caps? Remove them completely and just keep the tubes? Or does any of it really matter?

[bobajob]

Ok, I saw this posted on puff a while back but don't remember what the answer was. What do y'all do with your Tubo's? I just picked up five (cedar lined metal tubes) and placed them in my humidor. Should I leave them in the tubes sealed? Pull the caps? Remove them completely and just keep the tubes? Or does any of it really matter?

It depends is the short answer!
The long answer is, if you are confident that you have a well seasoned humi at your ideal rh then pop the lids off and even remove the sticks to get them to you smoking sweet spot ASAP.
If you intend smoking them soon, I wouldn't bother.

[piperdown]

Ok, I saw this posted on puff a while back but don't remember what the answer was. What do y'all do with your Tubo's? I just picked up five (cedar lined metal tubes) and placed them in my humidor. Should I leave them in the tubes sealed? Pull the caps? Remove them completely and just keep the tubes? Or does any of it really matter?

I always take the cap off to let them breathe.

[Browns7213]

I always take the cap off to let them breathe.

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[SmokeNSeams]

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.

There's a pseudo difference to me. I reserve my best cigars for the warmer months when I can relax without exposure to the cold and frequent indoor conversation. The more relaxed and focused I am, the better the taste.

[BrianWilliams]

When you're enjoying your favorite pre-embargo Cuban or Dark Shark and you accidently drop some ash onto your 15th Century Ming Dynasty rug, do you call your butler or your maid to clean it up? I'm not to proud to admit I've had both clean it up but I'm not sure which is more appropriate.

[Tobias Lutz]

When you're enjoying your favorite pre-embargo Cuban or Dark Shark and you accidently drop some ash onto your 15th Century Ming Dynasty rug, do you call your butler or your maid to clean it up? I'm not to proud to admit I've had both clean it up but I'm not sure which is more appropriate.

If you wish to be formal, I don't see how you can do anything other than having the maid clean it up while seated upon a saddle, firmly girded to the butler's back. If you're entertaining heads of state it would be appropriate to make sure she is wielding a leather riding crop as well (black if it is after Labor Day)

[wabashcr]

Ok, I saw this posted on puff a while back but don't remember what the answer was. What do y'all do with your Tubo's? I just picked up five (cedar lined metal tubes) and placed them in my humidor. Should I leave them in the tubes sealed? Pull the caps? Remove them completely and just keep the tubes? Or does any of it really matter?

I'd check each stick for mold, and then if you're planning on smoking soon, in tubos with caps off. If you want to age, leave the caps on. I don't know if that's necessarily correct, but it's what I've read on several forums, and hence what I do myself.