Questions You Thought Too Stupid To Ask

[droy1958]

Am I too stupid to realize this thread is dumb, and do smaller ring gauge cigars rest/age faster????....

[TCBSmokes]

Am I too stupid to realize this thread is dumb, and do smaller ring gauge cigars rest/age faster????....

No. No. This is the stupid thread. Please refer your question to the other thread.

[LAN CERO]

Do low carb diets affect one's nicotine tolerance?

I'll be able to answer that in a few weeks.

[Bruck]

Do low carb diets affect one's nicotine tolerance?

Not in my experience.

[Cameradude]

I'd say 95% of the time, after my first ash drops, my cigar burn line goes awry. Doesn't matter if I let the ash drop naturally, or if i tap the ash in my tray. One side of the cigar goes ape shit and burns down one side and not the other. But before the ash falls, it's razor sharp. The rest of the cigar I seem to be having to do maintenance on the burn line to keep things nice and even. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal and I am just paranoid about an even cigar burn line?

[Cardinal]

I'd say 95% of the time, after my first ash drops, my cigar burn line goes awry. Doesn't matter if I let the ash drop naturally, or if i tap the ash in my tray. One side of the cigar goes ape shit and burns down one side and not the other. But before the ash falls, it's razor sharp. The rest of the cigar I seem to be having to do maintenance on the burn line to keep things nice and even. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal and I am just paranoid about an even cigar burn line?

I like a straight burn too. First, I try to let the ash fall naturally, or with a tiny tap when I can tell it's about to go. I also habitually give a little purge (blow out rather than sucking smoke in) after the ash falls, which heats up the cherry and tends to keep the edges of the wrapper lit. YMMV.

[MataFina]

What I have recently started playing with is to adjust my puff (is that a 4 letter word now?). as soon as the ash fall, whether it's on the ashtray or my lap, I'll take a long and slow "draw" to make sure the amber lights up the binder and wrapper edges, seems to be working so far.

I'd say 95% of the time, after my first ash drops, my cigar burn line goes awry. Doesn't matter if I let the ash drop naturally, or if i tap the ash in my tray. One side of the cigar goes ape shit and burns down one side and not the other. But before the ash falls, it's razor sharp. The rest of the cigar I seem to be having to do maintenance on the burn line to keep things nice and even. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal and I am just paranoid about an even cigar burn line?

[Cameradude]

That might be the ticket. I tend to ash naturally during a draw, or immediately after. Then it is usually another minute give or take before I take another. I will try this on my next smoke. Thanks bums!

[Browns7213]

Not in my experience.

How low did you take your carb intake? I was at <25 for about 6-weeks and cigars that I normally had no issue with started to bite me.

[garublador]

What I have recently started playing with is to adjust my puff (is that a 4 letter word now?). as soon as the ash fall, whether it's on the ashtray or my lap, I'll take a long and slow "draw" to make sure the amber lights up the binder and wrapper edges, seems to be working so far.

I've had similar problems and that's a really good idea. I've been consciously trying to adjust my puff technique to help my cigars burn better and that's a nice trick to add to my arsenal.

Another observation I had is that the cigar that has burned the best for me also seemed to be packed pretty tight (CAO MX2). That may be worth noting when you smoke a cigar to try to guess how it will burn and what sort of attention it will need.