How To Smoke A Cigar - do you inhale?

In this the final episode in our series we address the issue of how to smoke a cigar. We’ve previously covered choosing a cigar, cutting and lighting a cigar. So, do you inhale?

While some light inhalation may take place a fine cigar is smoked for its flavor and not for a nicotine hit. Cigarette smokers, who also smoke cigars, sometimes find the non-inhalation more of an issue than cigar afficionados who only smoke and enjoy good quality cigars.


Your cigar needs to burn evenly and gently so draw on it gently and take a light puff no more than once a minute. Check the end occasionaly to check that it is burning evenly, if not get your lighting implement of choice to fix that. A cigar smoked too quickly is an abberation so take your time, relax and enjoy.

More cigar posts:

Choosing a cigar | Lighting a cigar | Cutting a cigar




How To Light A Cigar - don’t use a Zippo!

Following on from our selecting a cigar and cutting a cigar we now move on to the proper way to light a cigar.

Remember that your precious cigar can easily be polluted by drawing in the chemicals or gases from using the wrong lighting implement ( such as a petrol filled lighter or the sulphur from a match head). If your cigar has come to you in a tube then, more than likely, the tube is lined with cedar wood. Remove the cedar lining and split into nice tapers. Use one to light your cigar and put the rest into your humidor for future use.


As regards the removal, or not, of the paper band on your cigar opinion is divided and, since it has no bearing on how the cigar will taste will not be addresses by yours truly :-)

More cigar posts:

Choosing a cigar | Cutting a cigar | Smoking a cigar







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