Do you purge?

[terrantheman]

Absolutely when a cigar has gotten bitter or hot.

 

[tcampbel]

Up I do toward the end. Especially if its burning hot.

 

[themaindude]

Usually. For all the reasons previously listed

 

[Robinsond]

I do on occasion...I feel it makes the smoke less harsh sometimes if it's burning too hot or the flavor is not where I want it to be

-Dave

 

[Jetexas]

I prefer to binge!!:devil:

 

[Hardcore]

I do it if my cigar gets gummed up.

 

[axi]

I def do, esp if I have to relight. It also helps cool the smoke down if it gets too hot.

 

[SmokeProper]

I do between every couple of puffs. For me it seems to keep the flavors more fresh.

 

[TheCigarKid]

I may be wrong, but isn't the point of purging to super heat the tobacco and rid of the bi-products that make it taste bitter? I know the more ammonia, the more you're purging.

 

[SmokeProper]

Btw, I see a lot of guys saying they do it when it's too hot. If you blow for more then a second or 2 it actually increases the burn/heat a lot.

A guy posted a great blog elsewhere a while back explaining this topic. One of his comments was how he uses long purges to heat the cigar to fix a uneven burn. When I try that it works about 75% of the time.

 

[njstone]

Btw, I see a lot of guys saying they do it when it's too hot. If you blow for more then a second or 2 it actually increases the burn/heat a lot.

A guy posted a great blog elsewhere a while back explaining this topic. One of his comments was how he uses long purges to heat the cigar to fix a uneven burn. When I try that it works about 75% of the time.

I first tried that when I was out of matches and my stick started to go out ... it totally works!

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

It helps me get a better draw on a tight cigar.

 

[ksflyfisher]

I have started to do it at the end of a cigar if they start getting bitter. Helps sometimes and other times nadda.

Jamie

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Yes....

 

[Moro]

It helps me get a better draw on a tight cigar.

Try massaging the caps end. Sometimes the heat and moisture simply swelled the tobacco.

 

[Boosted]

I purge only if I let the stick go out/have to leave it or when it gets bitter near the very end. My cigars usually don't burn too hot though as I'm a slow smoker.