Having trouble with taste...

[Nurse_Maduro]

Originally Posted by madurolover

When it starts tasting bitter just hold your flame up to the edge of the cherry and blow into the smoke. Helps to clear out the build-up in the cigar and you sometimes get a really neat light show.

Also, you can just slow down how often you're drawing from it. Cigars typically take quite a while before they go completely out, so you'll want to sip from it (not gulp) every 30 secs to a minute. Sounds silly, but it really works (I used to have the same problem when I first started smoking 'gars).

[frenchy12]

Originally Posted by linty

so... if bic is a butane lighter, what else could I be doing wrong? skip the toasting the foot to see if it helps? light it more carefully so that the flame doesn't touch the cigar? try some more cigars?

I've always liked matches and havent had a problem. I tend to stay away from the chemicals

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by Darrell

If you have a wal mart near by, you can pick up a Ronson torch, they run under $5 and work just fine.

DAMNIT! I wish i knew that before i shelled out 30 for a nice torch from my tobacconist