Anyone ever had a stem ruin a cigar.

[Lotstar]

A tatuaje east coast at that. Anyone ever have this happen?It had a bitter taste none of the tatuaje goodness.it took 2/3 for me too see this burned stem remaining when i flicked the ash so i pulled it out this thing was thick about as thick as a 5/32 allen. A few minutes later the flavor came through sort off.It ruined most of the stick though which have been saving for a special ocasion.

[gwc4sc]

Has not happened to me yet. Sorry for the bum stick buddy.

Smoke another one and make up for it.

[Snake Hips]

Never had that happen to me, even in a Backwoods...that's odd, but with an entirely handmade product I can see how that might slip.

[ghostrider]

I've had a few that i was able to pull through after cutting off the cap, but none that were buried half into the cigar. Sometimes I can pull it out with no problems, but once or twice i've pulled out too much and ruined the cigar.

[TikiHut27]

Originally Posted by ghostrider

I've had a few that i was able to pull through after cutting off the cap, but none that were buried half into the cigar. Sometimes I can pull it out with no problems, but once or twice i've pulled out too much and ruined the cigar.

Same here. Sometimes it happens. Sorry about your bad experience, but like Snake says, you have a hand made product made from a plant- you aren't going to get a perfect cigar every time.

[robofan]

I've experienced stems before but never to the point of completely ruining a smoke. Sometimes just knowing its there or having to deal with it can diminish the overall pleasure of a smoke.

[jamesb3]

Unfortunately yes on one occasion. Can't remember what it was at the moment. To many drugs in the 80's and 90's.

[rrplasencia]

it's happened a couple of times, the worst was an LG Diez Lusitano. I finally grabbed a cuticle cutter and dug it in there and snipped enought to make it bearable. i was pissed the entire time.

[icehog3]

Had a stem actually pierce a wrapper once....not sure how the roller or the person boxing them missed that.

[taltos]

I have had a couple of smokes plugged by rather large stems. Surprisingly both times it was in a Rocky Vintage which are relatively expensive and generally well made. I have also had smokes that have had a stem running down the side where the end of it made contact with the binder maybe 2 inches down and the heat transmitted made that side of the cigar burn through very much like tunnelling. Just the risks of a hand made, natural product.

[ronhoffman2]

Been smoking cigars for 15 years and not once have I ever come across a stem. If i did, it wasn't big enough that i even noticed it nor did it affect the way it smoked. And I don't smoke the ultra premiums either. $2-$5 is more my range.

[Footbag]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Had a stem actually pierce a wrapper once....not sure how the roller or the person boxing them missed that.

Ditto! Stem pierced right through a wrapper as I was smoking. Don't remember the brand,(wanna say padron 64) but I do remember is was a very expensive cigar. Used my finger to plug the hole.

Also, Found a big stem in a DPG Cuban Classic that I wasn't enjoying as much as I should've. Just a bad stick I guess.

[MNSmoker]

I just ran into this last weekend, and it was with a Padron 1926 40th Anniversary. After I clipped the cigar I noticed two large stems. The cigar had a pretty tight draw the entire smoke, and I had to eventually cut off quite a bit of the end to get enough smoke out of it. I was a little pissed because this was an expensive cigar. I've never had a problem with a Padron, so I was a little surprised to have an issue with the 40th Anni. With a couple of inches left on the cigar, I let it go out, and then I tore it apart and pulled both of the stems out. I was pretty disappointed. I have another one of these resting in the humi, so I'm hoping to have a better experience next time.

[AllOGistics]

I've only been smoking cigars regularly for several months, and I found a stem once after I clipped the end. I can't remember which brand (Padron 3000- I think).