How do you light your cigar?

[D Quintero]

my parejos get toasted to the maxipad

the perfecto/nipple end type smokes get a slight toasting then puffed.

 

[mav_sd]

Toast the foot until it's lit, then one puff out the cigar.

+1

Once it's glowing and ready to go, it's always one puff OUT, then enjoy.

 

[mr.francophile]

Triple flame toast it let rest, toast again and puff. Then blow on the foot to make sure i have an even burn

 

[IndyPaintballSmoker]

Toast it with the 3 flame torch and go to town

+2 Perdomo Vector FTW

 

[shampoohorn]

Depends on the lighter for me.
Torch: Toast the foot, blow on it until the entire thing is glowing or I do it again.
Soft flame: Puffing while lighting.

 

[dpricenator]

I use fire....works every time.

 

[bballbaby]

and then dave follows the "puff, puff, pass " rule of thumb

 

[swat253]

I toast the foot while rotating the cigar at an angle, then I hit the center and bring it to a glow. I have to refill my Xikar often...

...but if you blow on the end, it flattens the cherry to the center and edges. IMO.

I did that the other day just out of the blue... It just seemed like the thing to do and it worked!

I puff OUT after any re-lights.

 

[CuritibaRex]

I voted for OTHER because I toast the foot good as well before puffing a flame. After the foot is toasted good I will rotate while puffing the light for good measure. This 95% of the time insures a solid and even burn.

This is my method as well. I light by rotated puffing around the edges, a couple minues after toasting to black.

 

[dpricenator]

and then dave follows the "puff, puff, pass " rule of thumb

Winner winner....:stretchgr

 

[Donnie]

I know I'm a newbie and don't think my opinion matters much, but i heard relighting a cigar was sacrilegious unless it went out during and you relit immediately. If you guys care about my lighting habits I tell the woman to come in, get on her knees while I sit in my recliner hold my stick at an angle till it has a nice ring on it, then blow out to get out the chemicals then begin to smoke. Then I tell the woman she can go back to cleaning or cooking. hahahahahahahaaaa

 

[stroke]

Cut it, toast it, then finish it off with a final puff with the flame.

+1 here. Cut, toast, then hit it with the flame through one draw.

 

[Craig Mac]

I toast the foot like a mad man till it has a nice even glow on it.. it takes a while so you have to be patient when in a hurry I'll toast it for a bit then puff to get going.

What he said

 

[Crypto Sailor]

I toast the foot like a mad man till it has a nice even glow on it.. it takes a while so you have to be patient when in a hurry I'll toast it for a bit then puff to get going.

What he said

LMAO guys that wasn't an option...but yea it seems like what most folks do.

 

[costacoug]

I light and blow. I think the puff pulls the cherry to the center of the cigar mostly, but if you blow on the end, it flattens the cherry to the center and edges. IMO.

Never thought of lighting a cigar this way. I'll have to give it a try.

 

[MichiganM]

I chose other...

I toast the foot for quite a while until it's glowing and blow to draw the flame even around all edges. I don't really puff until everything is burning evenly. Then I settle in.

 

[cigarlvr]

I always torch the end then once it is glowing I will start to smoke it

 

[PLUSH]

I toast the foot til it's got a glow, then puff.

yep, what he said.

 

[darb21]

I light and blow. I think the puff pulls the cherry to the center of the cigar mostly, but if you blow on the end, it flattens the cherry to the center and edges. IMO.

So after following this thread today, I decided to give this a go with tonights smoke (an Oliva Connie)... Gave it a good toasting till I had the whole foot glowing and then blew on the end. I really didn't expect it to work nearly as well as it did. You could literally see the cherry flatten out. I may have a new method! Thanks Mitch!

-Brad

 

[Ahmed]

i toast the foot of the cigar slowly and dont puff until its evenly lit