| The short answer is: Yes. A cigar can be relit and it | | | | would light a fresh cigar. If one wishes to preserve |
| would be a waste of money to toss half of a | | | | the maximum amount of tobacco, one can simply |
| gourmet cigar away simply because one needed to | | | | knock off what ash remains at the foot of the cigar |
| extinguish it before they were finished smoking. | | | | and relight at that spot. This may result in a |
| However, there will be some impact on the taste of | | | | somewhat harsher taste, especially on the first few |
| the cigar when it is relit. Some individuals find this | | | | draws. |
| change in taste objectionable while others either do | | | | If the cigar is trimmed back, there will likely be some |
| not notice or even prefer the taste of a relit cigar. | | | | darkening of the tobacco, particularly in the center of |
| There will be an ash at the foot of the cigar. There | | | | the cigar where the smoke tends to be drawn |
| are two ways to deal with this. One may simply | | | | through the most. This is nothing to worry about and |
| knock the ash off and relight the cigar where it | | | | the tobacco will still taste good. In fact, some |
| stopped burning or they may trim the cigar back to | | | | smokers actually prefer this taste as it has a bit |
| the point where fresh tobacco is exposed. Generally, | | | | more "bite" to it and offers a different smoking |
| trimming the cigar back a little will make it taste a bit | | | | experience. |
| smoother. The change in taste results from the | | | | Good cigars can be expensive and, given that they're |
| buildup of tar in the tobacco as it is smoked so there | | | | large, many smokers actually prefer to smoke them |
| is some change that is unavoidable no matter how | | | | in stages. Generally, the more times a cigar is relit the |
| far one trims back the wrapper before relighting the | | | | harsher it will become so most smokers prefer to |
| cigar. | | | | limit this to one relight per cigar. With a very good |
| Some butane torch lighters come with a cutting | | | | cigar, however, the quality of the smoke may well |
| attachment. Snipping off the ash and exposing the | | | | make multiple relights completely acceptable. |
| wrapper allows one to relight the cigar just as they | | | | |