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question about lighting cigars

I don't think I have the patience to perform a "proper" toasting as many BOTLs enjoy. I try to do a short 5-10 seconds as was mentioned before. Perhaps my technique is off, but I can't go much longer than that anyway.

I don't really notice much of a difference in the burn or flavors of a cigar that has or has not been toasted, but I am inexperienced.


Do what you like, like what you do.
 
Rod said:
I always toast my cigars. Like AVB said, no need to make a big production out of it. A 5-10 toast is plenty. It does make for a better burn and easier light.
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Nuff said :thumbs: I always toast, Toast = easy light and good burn!!!
 
Bumping because it was interesting to see the difference in opinions on the topic of toasting cigars. To this point I haven't toasted a cigar before lighting but I'll have to try it with the next one to see if it affects the burn.
 
I like to toast first, then light. Not only does it give a more even burn and an easier light, I just think it's better for the flavor not to draw any more heat than absolutely necessary into the body of the cigar itself.

With my triple torch and a little patience, I can light up with torching alone, but I usually just give 'em about a 10 second toast and a 2 second light.

~Boar
 
I'm never in a big hurry to light a cigar, so I take my time and actually light the cigar by toasting the foot. I try not to let the flame make contact with the foot but rather let the heat do the work.
 
I find toasting the foot makes lighting the cigar much easier. Like jcv63, I make sure the flame doesn't actually come into contact with the cigar, but instead I brown the rim of the foot with the heat of the flame, blow through the cigar, and light up. :thumbs:
 
I'm glad this has topic has been bumped so I didn't have to go searching for it. I'm going to have to lay my inexperience out here for everyone to see.

I can't seem to light a cigar worth a damn or the smokes I get are cheap & don't burn even. When toasting the foot, are you guys talking about the entire end of the cigar or just the edges of the foot? I only smoke outside & it is usually breezy at best so a torch is required. I try to toast the foot but probably get in too big of a hurry & think about all the fuel I'm burning through so the foot edges get black & start smoking (yes the foot is in the flame directly...) but the center of the foot doesn't appear to be changed in color. Then I blow out through the cigar & try a draw, but it doesn't appear to be lit, so I put the whole foot in the flame again while puffing on it until it is definitively lit. But I have uneven burn issues throughout most of the smoke & it usually starts tunnelling at some point & then seems to go out. Some of that could be that the cigar is too wet (I'm in the process of setting up my hygro & new beads), but it certainly didn't seem too wet - it almost felt too dry & crackly - & when I cut the end, the cap splintered a bit. Maybe just impatience?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
Your burn issues could simply be related to the fact that it's breezy where you smoke, actually.

But yes, toast the whole foot. I rotate the cigar slowly above the flame, not in it, of a triple flame torch. It should blacken all the way across, and when you blow on it, you should see embers. You can keep going from there and actually toast it enough that a good draw on the cigar will light it, or give it about a two-second draw light, rotating the cigar as you do.

Most cigars will still need a touchup or two, but if you're having consistent problems after that, look at your humidity and find a place out of the wind.

~Boar
 
Not A Nice Person said:
Your burn issues could simply be related to the fact that it's breezy where you smoke, actually.

But yes, toast the whole foot. I rotate the cigar slowly above the flame, not in it, of a triple flame torch. It should blacken all the way across, and when you blow on it, you should see embers. You can keep going from there and actually toast it enough that a good draw on the cigar will light it, or give it about a two-second draw light, rotating the cigar as you do.

Most cigars will still need a touchup or two, but if you're having consistent problems after that, look at your humidity and find a place out of the wind.

~Boar
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Thank you for the advice. I'm still getting used to the lighter & dealing with the flame in daylight increases the difficulty.

Fire is fun. Which is the only real justification I can come up with for why I now have a 2nd torch a week or 2 after purchasing my 1st...
 
I like to toast it. I then blow on the foot to see it burn red and make sure its even. There is nothing i hate more the uneven burns. I take the time to light, I normally don't have many uneven burns.


-Gianni-
 
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