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XxMerlinxX

XxMerlinxX

I am a leaf on the wind...
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So earlier this evening I was smoking a Drew Estates Java and wasn't really getting much out of it, not a lot of flavor and not much smoke either. Nothing unusual right? :sign: The thing is, I hadn't really been paying attention to it and it had almost gone out. So, I kind of blew through the cigar to get the burn going again, and then just because I could, I immediately took a draw off of it. WAY more flavor came out, not harsh or anything like I expected it to be since I had just "stoked" the embers, it made it much more enjoyable actually. I smoked it that way until it was a nub. Am I just a weirdo or does anyone else do something similar?
 
yes...I "purge" my cigar everytime I ash it...seems to clear it up so to speak I guess you could say...But then again I have only been doing this just over a year tho...len
 
Your first mistake was smoking something from Drew Estate :laugh: :sign:

But seriously, yes, many people 'purge' their cigar. I do it usually after lighting and after ashing. Typically at least 3 times per cigar. Burns off the impurities and refreshes it.
 
Yeah, I had heard of doing it when relighting a cigar that had gone out, but I'm talking about doing so every 2 or 3 draws during the regular course of smoking a cigar. It doubled the volume of smoke, which in turn made the flavor stand out that much more I suppose. I guess such a technique wouldn't be needed if the stick in question could put out the smoke required?
 
I 'purge' the smoke every so often as I enjoy the cigar.

If I put the smoke down for a minute, in order to do somehting, I purge it.
 
Whatever works for you. There's no "right" way.

I do this occasionally, especially with cigars that don't seem to want to burn very well. You have to be careful not to get the ember going too hot, if you do, you'll definitely experience that harshness you avoided this time. I find that my cadence has increased from when I first started to really enjoy cigars. I was simply drawing too occasionally when I first started out causing the cigar to really go through peaks and valleys of burning intensity. Now I really just try to keep the cigar burning at the same pace throughout. If I can't for some reason, a light purge does do wonders.
 
I purge when I detect a funkiness in the cigar. When the flavor seems to be getting sharp or bitter, I do it. I do not necessarily do it at every ashing (which occurs 3-6 times per cigar).

I purge as infrequently as required because when you blow in, you are loading the cigar insides with the very humid air from your lungs. Excess humidity can contribute to accelerating funkiness in a vicious cycle. You are also heating up the tobacco in the vicinity of the coal. While it's hypothesized that this is burning off "residues" at the coal, enjoying tobacco does not necessarily require the hottest temperatures possible. This is especially severe if you blow long and hard (15 seconds or more). For those reasons, I don't consider purging as part of the smoking regimen per se...it is more of a maintenance/remedial action.

When I have to purge more and more frequently, that is a signal that the cigar is telling me it's done.

Wilkey
 
Ginseng said:
I purge when I detect a funkiness in the cigar. When the flavor seems to be getting sharp or bitter, I do it. I do not necessarily do it at every ashing (which occurs 3-6 times per cigar).

I purge as infrequently as required because when you blow in, you are loading the cigar insides with the very humid air from your lungs. Excess humidity can contribute to accelerating funkiness in a vicious cycle. You are also heating up the tobacco in the vicinity of the coal. While it's hypothesized that this is burning off "residues" at the coal, enjoying tobacco does not necessarily require the hottest temperatures possible. This is especially severe if you blow long and hard (15 seconds or more). For those reasons, I don't consider purging as part of the smoking regimen per se...it is more of a maintenance/remedial action.

When I have to purge more and more frequently, that is a signal that the cigar is telling me it's done.

Wilkey
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Hmmm, Wilkey when you purge, how long do you purge for? I don't think I've ever done it for more than 3-5 seconds. Maybe I will try to purge even less as the humidity in your lungs makes a lot of sense...
 
I do it typically for a 5-second burst. That's a pretty long time when you actually get down to it and the coal gets blazing at the end of it. Some accounts suggest 15 seconds or more but in general, I find that to be too harsh. However, one needs to tailor the blow time and force to the cigar in questions. Loose cigars act like wind tunnels and the coal can be fired up after just a few seconds with light force. However, if the cigar is tight, it will take longer simply because the force (wind velocity) is lower.

Some accounts also suggest lighting the exhaust gas stream. I can't imagine that that would provide any benefit. A nice show, perhaps, but no real benefit to the smoking. I believe Gael Decourtivron suggested this some years ago.

I do admit to having blown the hell out of a cigar just to see what happens. One time, chunks of the coal blew right out. Man, it was crazy. You could feel the radiant heat at the foot of the cigar and that couldn't have been good for the tobacco.

Wilkey
 
"Suck dammit. Blow is just a figure of speech."

Yeah, we're talking cigars. :D

Wilkey
 
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