Hot burn and harsh taste - any fix?

[a.dickens]

I smoke pretty fast, and by the time I get to the last third, all of my cigars taste like a burnt pretzel in my mouth. To slow down, I do a combination of all the things that people have said. Put it down after puffs, have something to drink, but for me what works best is to find something to do. Read a book, listen to music, talk to someone, but doing something else.

Doing that allows me to divert some of my attention off of the cigar and allows me to smoke slower and get a less harsh flavor. I finally figured this out after I realized that all the cigars I smoke at my B&M tasted better than when I would smoke the same thing at home.

[shilala]

I smoke way too fast.
When I make the cigar nasty, I purge it a few times and then walk away from it for ten minutes. Once it cools down it's usually okay to smoke again.
If I smoke it so hard that it turns bitter, it usually ends up in the alley.

[Cigary]

The "experts" say that you should take a draw about once every minute,,,myself, I take a draw every 30 seconds and that works for me. Purging is something I have done for the last 40 years at least 2-3 times per cigar,,unless it's a Robusto,,then only once should help. I hear your pain as far as wanting to smoke these precious leaves of gold very quickly,,,but don't turn it into a road flare,,,it's a cigar and as far as drinking something with it,,,Gold. Try a good whiskey or honey scotch (Drambuie) along with your cigar. Good luck!!

[Kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by a.dickens

I smoke pretty fast, and by the time I get to the last third, all of my cigars taste like a burnt pretzel in my mouth. To slow down, I do a combination of all the things that people have said. Put it down after puffs, have something to drink, but for me what works best is to find something to do. Read a book, listen to music, talk to someone, but doing something else.

Doing that allows me to divert some of my attention off of the cigar and allows me to smoke slower and get a less harsh flavor. I finally figured this out after I realized that all the cigars I smoke at my B&M tasted better than when I would smoke the same thing at home.

I've tried doing this, but it just doesn't work for me. I smoke cigars for the enjoyment, so I like to be able to focus on them while I smoke. I assume you probably do this too, though. I just have to keep tellin myself to slow down.

For me it's just willpower and common sense. If I smoke fast, cigar turns nasty. Being the amazingly smart guy that I am, after 2 1/2 months of smoking, I'm starting to realize that if I smoke more slowly, it won't get nasty. See? GENIUS!

[a.dickens]

The whole slowing down will power thing reminds me of this scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MkQU_Hz32E

Sometimes I feel like Tommy, and the cigar is represented by the roll.