Questions You Thought Too Stupid To Ask

[Puff]

Try putting the cigar down. Sometimes not holding in your hand 100% of the time makes it a lot easier not to keep puffin and puffin on it

Great point and often I have to remind myself of that! Usually the more time I spend smoking a cigar, the more I enjoy it. When I just keep puffing away, it burns hot which isn't so good and I find myself not thinking too much about the cigar but what else is happening around me.

Be with one with your cigar.

[bgood]

I'm travelling to Florida from Ontario, Canada, in a couple of weeks. I want to bring down some sticks from my humi. Most are from Nicaragaura and the DR but I have several Habanos from the forbidden island. Does the law in the US now allow me to bring some of these with me on my trip to Florida?

[Horseshoe]

I'm travelling to Florida from Ontario, Canada, in a couple of weeks. I want to bring down some sticks from my humi. Most are from Nicaragaura and the DR but I have several Habanos from the forbidden island. Does the law in the US now allow me to bring some of these with me on my trip to Florida?

Take the bands off. They will never know what the country of origin was.

[Kookla]

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 find rotating cigar a bit after every puff helps a lot to keep the burn line sharp. I also do fancy an even burn line

Thank you for bringing this post over @HerfNTurf!!!

[wabashcr]

Does the law in the US now allow me to bring some of these with me on my trip to Florida?

No. Only when traveling from Cuba. As @Horseshoe said, take off the bands and you'll be fine.

[Hardheaded]

Here is one that should get asked.

Do different wrappers burn better than others? Some wrappers seem to be made of asbestos and just refuse to burn. Everything is stored at 65% and given plenty of time to acclimate. The last time I had that problem was with a PA Broadleaf wrapped cigar that had almost 3 months sitting at 65%.

[Browns7213]

Broadleaf is one of the thickest wrappers out there and I have had a lot of burn issues with it from many manufacturers. And if even if the burn is perfect it tends to take a lot longer to get from end to end on broadleaf wrappers. YMMV.

[bgood]

Thanks for the helpful replies.

[Hardheaded]

Broadleaf is one of the thickest wrappers out there and I have had a lot of burn issues with it from many manufacturers. And if even if the burn is perfect it tends to take a lot longer to get from end to end on broadleaf wrappers. YMMV.

Thats what I thought I remembered about it after I lit it, but was not quite sure.

Any tips for solving that sort of problem?

[piperdown]

Thats what I thought I remembered about it after I lit it, but was not quite sure.

Any tips for solving that sort of problem?

Either dry box it for a day or drop the rH closer to 60% for a while.