Shaggy Foot- Cut before lighting?

[Mitch]

I was woundering what you guys/gals do with your shaggy foot cigars to light them. I don't have much experience with these and the other night couldn't decide if I should give the shag a trim before lighiting it or just flame it. I decided to trim it, but not sure I needed to, what do you do?

 

[GUSTO]

If it's not too big, I light it to get a taste of pure wrapper; if it's too big I'll trim it down a bit first...

 

[jmatkins]

I do not trim them.

 

[caseabb]

I light that puppy up. Get a few good puffs of nothing but wrapper! Very nice.

 

[rabbgp]

I don't trim it, just torch it!

 

[hdroadglide]

as long as i'm next to an ashtray i'll light the whole thing. it will sometimes drop a little hot leaf if it's the long shag foot. otherwise, i'll trim just the shaggiest part off and still leave about 1/2 inch of the loose leaf. it really does burn better that way.

 

[dpricenator]

OK i hear shaggy foot and I think of a bunch of filler protruding from the foot, past the wrappper, like a Gurkha Shaggy... What I am reading above, I gather you guys are talking about extra wrapper that goes past the filler, like a Tat Black.

Either way I light em, no need to trim.

 

[rick12string]

Correct me if I’m wrong but when you light a shaggy you’re smoking just filler at first and then get to see how the taste changes as you start to burn the wrapper.

 

[rick12string]

OK i hear shaggy foot and I think of a bunch of filler protruding from the foot, past the wrappper, like a Gurkha Shaggy... What I am reading above, I gather you guys are talking about extra wrapper that goes past the filler, like a Tat Black.

Either way I light em, no need to trim.

beat me to it!

 

[Phrankenstein]

I trim the shaggy sh1t off before lighting up. I don't pay much attention to the first few puffs off a cigar. Seems like they always change after a 1/4 inch or so. First few puffs are kind of bland and peppery IMO.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Leave it shaggy and light it up..........

 

[SmoknStyx]

1) a little 'trim' is never a bad thing
2) shaggy wrapper or shaggy filler, I burn it either way
3) Rick12string - I dig your avatar....what kind of guitar is that anyway...

 

[rick12string]

3) Rick12string - I dig your avatar....what kind of guitar is that anyway...

PRS
The stand is custom :stretchgr

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

1) a little 'trim' is never a bad thing
2) shaggy wrapper or shaggy filler, I burn it either way
3) Rick12string - I dig your avatar....what kind of guitar is that anyway...

First time I noticed the Guitar....:scratchhe:innocent::thumbsup:

 

[tubaman]

I light it up and smoke it as is.

 

[Moro]

Light up and smoke it.

 

[petroleumengineer]

1) a little 'trim' is never a bad thing

Dude, that's between you and the Mrs. :grinFU:

 

[njstone]

I've only smoked one actually, but I didn't cut it. I enjoyed that pure wrapper for the first few puffs. That was cool, especially for someone like me [read: noob].

 

[Mitch]

When I say shaggy foot I'm actualy talking about a cigar where the end is unfinished with a bunch of filler and wrapper sticking out the end, not the rolled over extra wrapper like on a Tat Black. Sounds like next one I'll just light and see how it goes, I was worried it might mess up the burn, but sounds like not the case.

Thanks all.