lighting a cigar using cedar

[veteranvmb]

A lot of the cigars I have been buying lately have been wrapped in cedar.
I love the way it smells when its burning, so I have taken the rolled cedar, and it seems to crack naturally into sticks, in which I light the cedar wood, and then light my cigar. I love the smell.
Is there something wrong doing it this way. I am not trying to be showy, I just love the smell of burning cedar.
Much regards Jerry

[JKVR6M69]

I have heard of others doing this... and enjoy the smell personally... but have never tried it. Do you notice any different flavor at all with the cigar doing it this way?

[veteranvmb]

Nah, my taste buds are not the most sensitive anymore. My nose is very keen. Actually I cant even tell the differnce like some people do, over a butane, match, truck lighter, candle or wood from the fireplace starting the smoke. It takes a good inch of burn on a cigar, before I can pick up on the taste.
I have always gone for medium or light medium smokes, and have ordered some darker, stronger smokes to play with. Much regards Jerry

[karmaz00]

i have done this a few times, works ok...but hard to get a nice even toast...and im too lazy..lol

[gjcab09]

Do what makes you happy, this isn't a hobby where the rest of the world mandates your enjoyment. Though I know, there's a segment of the population out there that would like to!

Just stay out of CA and you should be fine.

[Sigarz]

I take the blocks of cedar that come in some of the cigar boxes and saw them into cedar spills if only they were more flammable they would be marvelous!

[Yellowfever]

I like it as well. Dunhill makes, or at least they did a long time ago, long matches made out of cedar.

Oh, and there is nothing wrong with being "showy"..

[Herf N Turf]

This is actually a really good query. Cedar strips are admittedly about the sexiest thing I've used to light a cigar. It just seems so earthy and primeval. Thing is, once something becomes flame, it ceases to be that thing and becomes simply... flame. Flame doesnt really care what creates it. Flame is its own thing. The medium does decide how hot the flame will be, but woods all burn within a pretty narrow temperature range. What you actually do care about is what, what doesnt burn does. The heated, but unburned oils of cedar do export a rather pleasing nose. Some of these may be imparted to the cigar. This may enhance the first half inch or so, but after that, youre just tasting burning tobacco.

I still think it's sexy to light with a cedar strip now and again though.

[Cigary]

ACtually this is one of the better ways to light your cigar,,,I do it at home quite a bit. The fumes you get from the strip does enhance the cigar but not so much that you will jump up and down. It takes about 3 strips of cedar to really get your cigars going depending on RG. While using the strips you can draw on the cigar and that is how you will get more of the cedar scent into the cigar and I'd rather get cedar than gas, matches, sulphur, lighter fluid anyday.

[Herf N Turf]

Originally Posted by Cigary

I'd rather get cedar than gas, matches, sulphur, lighter fluid anyday.

Yeah, but you just cant beat the taste of an Acid, lit with the fresh sulpher off an Ohio blue tip!

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by Herf N Turf

Yeah, but you just cant beat the taste of an Acid, lit with the fresh sulpher off an Ohio blue tip!

Lol,,,,oh yeah!!

[Architeuthis]

Squid® doesn't care for using cedar, as it doesn't burn all that well and changes the taste of the cigar. A torch lighter, toasting the end to a nice cherry gives the best light in my opinion. And naturally, I am right! HAW! <G>

[rudeJARHEAD]

Originally Posted by veteranvmb

Is there something wrong doing it this way. I am not trying to be showy, I just love the smell of burning cedar.
Much regards Jerry

As long as you enjoy your cigar you can light it with a stale dry dog turd from the back yard. However you decide to light it that makes in enjoyable for you is the right way to do it. I wouldnt worry about being showy just enjoy it!

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by Architeuthis

Squid® doesn't care for using cedar, as it doesn't burn all that well and changes the taste of the cigar. A torch lighter, toasting the end to a nice cherry gives the best light in my opinion. And naturally, I am right! HAW! <G>

You know you light your cigars with a cedar strip when noone is looking,,,Squid likes to appear as a rebel but we all know you have a smoking jacket and ascot scarf when you light up. Actually, start the cigar off with a cedar strip to get the infused scent going and then finish with your torch to get the nice cherry ball at the end of the cigar.

Originally Posted by rudeJARHEAD

As long as you enjoy your cigar you can light it with a stale dry dog turd from the back yard. However you decide to light it that makes in enjoyable for you is the right way to do it. I wouldnt worry about being showy just enjoy it!

You got that right and if you want to light the head of he cigar instead of the foot,,,,,it's your cigar and enjoy it the way you want to.