| ay think that lighting a Cuban cigar could be as easy | | | | Now that you have prepared your Cuban cigar well |
| as it sounds, but you would be thinking wrong. It is | | | | enough to be lit, you must actually light it and this is a |
| true that anybody can light a Cuban cigar, but to light | | | | tricky business as well. The Cuban cigar must be in |
| it in a way that preserves its flavor is a tricky | | | | your mouth as you light the wooden match or the |
| business and may require knowing a thing or two | | | | butane lighter, but it should not touch the actual fire |
| about the process. Smokers who enjoy every Cuban | | | | at any time. When the Cuban cigar is at an inch or |
| cigar that they smoke should follow these tips to | | | | less from the fire, start to draw in calmly. With you |
| better enjoy their experience. | | | | drawing in from so close to the flame, the Cuban |
| Before you light your Cuban cigar, you should heat its | | | | cigar should light up soon, but now you must rotate |
| “foot” or end for sometime. As you | | | | it. The rotation is necessary to make sure that the |
| keep heating it slowly on a fire, you will see that a | | | | Cuban cigar catches the fire equally through out. |
| black ring is forming on the foot. You must make | | | | Although you will rotate the Cuban cigar to make |
| sure that the Cuban cigar does not contact the fire | | | | sure the burn is even, there is a chance that the burn |
| at any point of time; the fire should just be close | | | | may not still be even. After you have lit your Cuban |
| enough to warm the Cuban cigar until the black ring | | | | cigar, take a look at it to ensure this. If you find the |
| formation on the end is complete. | | | | Cuban cigar to have unlit portions, blow on the lit part |
| Wooden matches should be used to light a Cuban | | | | of the Cuban cigar a few times to evenly distribute |
| cigar and cedar matches are ideal for lighting the | | | | the fire. Take a few puffs from the Cuban cigar now |
| Cuban cigar as they do not meddle with the aroma | | | | to complete the lighting procedure evenly and |
| when you use them. Although cedar matches would | | | | adequately. |
| be perfect, you can also use a lighter if you must, to | | | | These instructions are simple to follow and apply, but |
| light your smoke. If you must use a lighter, make | | | | once applied and followed carefully, you will find your |
| sure that it is butane lighter at least, because butane | | | | Cuban cigar smoking experience to be quite different |
| lighters do not leave any strong smell when you light | | | | from the other days cigar smoking and the |
| your Cuban cigar with it. This makes sure that you | | | | difference will be in all likeliness will be a better one if |
| do not lose out on the unadulterated flavor of the | | | | not memorable. |
| Cuban cigar. | | | | |