He's not the only one in thinking that. Others have agreed and made that recommendation as well. He seems like a reputable and reliable source to me. But that aside, like I said before, the two cigars I smoked before posting this query had rested two months. Still tunneled. I'm perplexed and really don't know what my next move should be.
Tunneling Issues
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You will find that Brian Glenn has some followers and people who despise him. It seems many of his followers are newer smokers, for whatever that's worth. He has made his share of enemies along the way by doing some thing that seemed dishonest and shady by many.
As far as your tunneling, what type of wrapper on the 2 cigars that tunneled? Has your humidity been high? Could it be that you have not been paying attention while smoking, let the cigar begin to go out and then tried to keep it going which caused the tunneling? I hope you can figure it out.
Connecticut wrappers. The cigars haven't went out while smoking, I'm inclined to smoke fast and have to concentrate to slow myself down to a reasonable pace. The humidity hasn't been above normal, really, but it has fluctuated some.
Since the experienced burners seem to have exhausted their supply of advise I'd like to make sure we are on the same page terminology wise.
Tunneling is the interior of the cigar burning faster then the wrapper leaving the outside of the cigar unburned. If you knock off the cherry it looks like a "hollow" cigar. When you have a tunneling problem you often have a problem with the amount of smoke being produced by the cigar
Canoeing is one side of the cigar burning faster then the rest of the cigar. It looks like one side of the cigar got wet and isn't burning
Uneven burn is the burn line looking a bit wavy and is often self correcting
If you are fastidious about keeping your ash tight by tapping the cigar against the side of the ash tray you may be knocking out or loosening the cherry of the cigar, allowing a greater flow of air directly to the interior of the cigar causing it to burn faster. I often hear of smokers that don't tap to remove the ash for that reason, they will gently rotate the foot of the cigar in an ashtray removing excess ash and forming the cherry into a bit of a cone. I think most of us try to maintain at least 1/2 to 3/4 inch ash.
Good luck
Tunneling is the interior of the cigar burning faster then the wrapper leaving the outside of the cigar unburned. If you knock off the cherry it looks like a "hollow" cigar. When you have a tunneling problem you often have a problem with the amount of smoke being produced by the cigar
Canoeing is one side of the cigar burning faster then the rest of the cigar. It looks like one side of the cigar got wet and isn't burning
Uneven burn is the burn line looking a bit wavy and is often self correcting
If you are fastidious about keeping your ash tight by tapping the cigar against the side of the ash tray you may be knocking out or loosening the cherry of the cigar, allowing a greater flow of air directly to the interior of the cigar causing it to burn faster. I often hear of smokers that don't tap to remove the ash for that reason, they will gently rotate the foot of the cigar in an ashtray removing excess ash and forming the cherry into a bit of a cone. I think most of us try to maintain at least 1/2 to 3/4 inch ash.
Good luck
Yep, what I'm experiencing is tunneling. I don't tap my ash. The majority of the time I let it fall on its own
"1% per week," in my experience, works great in getting sticks acclimated.
But for as much as I smoke -- too much -- it can be a total PITA (and my wallet) to keep enough sticks in stock to achieve 8-10 weeks rest for each... But hey, first-world problem.
I just had the same problem, the day before yesterday i smoked a stick and burned totally fine "beautiful smoke", i even took a picture of it. Well 10 minutes ago i smoked one "same cigar" with tunneling issues i give up on it as i cooked it trying to keep it lit. I can say it felt much looser than the other and ive read it can be a loose roll that can cause the issue so thats what in going with at this point due to the fact humidity was not a factor as they were exactly the same from day of purchase.
If I have tunneling issues I also try and purge after ashing to get the cherry going. I'll also touch up the outside as well, but prefer not to do it.