How many puffs a minute?

[Rev2010]

Originally Posted by SmoknTaz

I'm a 20 to 30 second per puff, puffer (I double puff). If I find that my smoke is burning a little hot, then I slow down

^^^ Exactly the same for me, I always double puff until it starts heating up as it gets really short. And yeah, I'd say every 20-30 seconds. In the summer it's often slower as I'm just totally relaxing and enjoying being outside.


Rev.

[Arnie]

I discovered by reading reviews that I smoke way faster than most folks. I would read a review of a robusto and the reviewer would say something like,"A good 45 minute smoke." and I'd be thinking ,wow, I smoke those in 20 minutes, tops. So I tried to slow down and my cigars would always go out on me. So I just smoke the way I smoke---fast!
Maybe tonight I'll time it to see how many puffs per second. I'll let you know.

[slyder]

I just got done reading on another site (by accident...i totally wasnt cheating on puff) that by smoking faster than every 60 seconds your cheating yourself out of alot of the flavors in your cigar. So I think ill sit down some night and watch the clock to see if my cigars get any better if I take my time. Some old dude wrote it so maybe hes right.

[Rev2010]

Originally Posted by slyder

I just got done reading on another site (by accident...i totally wasnt cheating on puff) that by smoking faster than every 60 seconds your cheating yourself out of alot of the flavors in your cigar.

That's a load of horse crap. I get the same taste from my cigars whether I'm enjoying them slowly on a nice summer day outside or sucking them down fast whilst outside in the cold. The only time I've found taste gets affected is when smoking them too fast when they start getting short (ie. last 1/4 or so). And as mentioned already, when it starts getting small some of us drag less or more slowly to avoid a hot draw which ruins taste.


Rev.

[tx_tuff]

Ok when I first started smoking cigars I didn't want to look like a fool and smoke it the wrong way. How to light, how to hold it, etc... And everything I read said you should take one puff a minute. So when I first started smoking I would really try to do this. I smoke a lot in my car/truck and when I first read that I would look at the clock in my truck and time it. I couldn't help it, no matter how hard I tried not to look at it I couldn't help myself LOL. Before I knew it that was just kinda my pace.

I tend to smoke a little faster now, I say maybe a puff every 45 or 50 secs. I almost never put a cigar down when I am smoking it, it always stays in my hand. When I take a draw I will do a double or triple puff, just depends on how much smoke I am getting. Also I will purge (blow out the cigar) just about between every puff. Two reasons I do this. One is like I said I never set the cigar down, so by blowing out it gets me something to do instead of smoking to fast, and two, when I first started a friend told me to do this to get the stale smoke out of the cigar. Seems to work good for me.

I will also add that if you are taking one puff per minute your cigar should not go out.

[slyder]

Originally Posted by Rev2010

That's a load of horse crap. I get the same taste from my cigars whether I'm enjoying them slowly on a nice summer day outside or sucking them down fast whilst outside in the cold. The only time I've found taste gets affected is when smoking them too fast when they start getting short (ie. last 1/4 or so). And as mentioned already, when it starts getting small some of us drag less or more slowly to avoid a hot draw which ruins taste.


Rev.

Call it what you want but ive heard this exact same thing from several people on smoking too fast. Im no where near experienced enough to tell you whats right or wrong...I was just simply posting what I had read.

[DBCcigar]

I believe smoking too fast does effect the flavor / taste. Also, why smoke one sooo fast, unless you're in a race. Cigar smoking is about enjoyment and relaxing. You wouldn't down a fine bottle of wine, would you?

[mattbardi]

I tend to smoke pretty quick so I'd say about 6 times per minute. Although I once read that ideally it should be once every 45 seconds I'm not really sure how true that is. My cigars always seem to go out if I wait that long. Once you start counting though its always in the back of your mind.

[Rev2010]

Originally Posted by slyder

Call it what you want but ive heard this exact same thing from several people on smoking too fast. Im no where near experienced enough to tell you whats right or wrong...I was just simply posting what I had read.

LOL, I wasn't saying you're full of horse crap... I was saying that the advice that you read is. ;-)


Rev.

[slyder]

Originally Posted by Rev2010

LOL, I wasn't saying you're full of horse crap... I was saying that the advice that you read is. ;-)


Rev.

Oh ok. Cool. Ill go ahead and call off the hit then.

[slyder]

crap! i shoulda put this smiley on there there ya go Rev..no harm no foul

[Sturat]

About once every 60 seconds or so, I tend to double puff. Perhaps your RH is a little high?

[Humidor Minister]

Puff as I feel. The better the cigar the more I tend to puff. Got to be careful not to hot box it. As far as a cigar going out in a minute goes, this has only occured when there's a cool breeze or i have my air filter running on high in my shop. I like a full smoke when I draw so one or 2 smaller puffs to get it to the good end of the cigar, then a slow long draw to get the full smoke.

[Arnie]

This discussion inspired me to pay attention to how I smoke and what I'm doing. I just had a nice smoke on my front porch. I triple puff, two small, quick puffs followed by a deep slow third puff. Then I take a look at the cigar, hold it out in front of me while I slowly let the smoke drift out of my mouth and then 2 more medium puffs. So I am a five puff puffer. After about a third of the cigar, I start to double puff at random times. Now I know why I smoke my cigars so fast, 5 puffs instead of 3 for the first third to half of the cigar.

15 years of smoking and I never was aware of what I was doing. Now I will go back to not paying attention. Thanks for the topic, it was a fun discovery.

[Nickerson]

Every 45-60 seconds I do my triple puff. Take a small puff blow it out, take another puff and hold it a little, then take my final big puff and let it sink in. The first few get the cigar warmed up and that last draw really is where the money is at.

And I agree, when a cigar goes out it never tastes quite the same again.