| Smoking a cigar is different from smoking a cigarette. | | | | the cigar cutter. |
| You do not inhale the smoke of a cigar. The smoke | | | | 3. Lighting a cigar: This is a significant step. You must |
| lingers in your mouth and you smoothly blow it. | | | | light in a way that it burns evenly and smoothly. |
| There is a skill involved in smoking a cigar and there is | | | | There is a pleasure involved in even lighting a cigar. |
| a level of sophistication and beauty associated with it. | | | | Hold it horizontally and get the flame to touch the |
| Some of the cigar smokers do not know how to | | | | end of the cigar. Slowly revolve the stick in a way |
| smoke a cigar too. Considered a sign of class and | | | | that it is uniformly charred. Blow slightly to create a |
| refinement, very few people smoke a cigar. It is | | | | glow, which is how you burn the cigar. |
| associated with the stylish and rich people. Here are a | | | | 4. Smoking the cigar: It is an art to know how to |
| few tips that will help you in smoking a cigar: | | | | smoke a cigar. After lighting inhale the smoke and let |
| 1. Where to smoke a cigar: Many cigar lovers love to | | | | the smoke linger in your mouth. This will enable you |
| smoke their cigar sitting alone in a room playing some | | | | to enjoy its flavor. Do not inhale like a cigarette and |
| classic music. It is ideal with a glass of rum, cognac or | | | | do not puff too hard. Try not to flick the ash of the |
| brandy. However, it is not that you do not enjoy | | | | cigar often. A good quality cigar will be able to hold |
| cigar with friends. In fact, you can smoke a cigar | | | | the ash even an inch long. If you try to remove, the |
| wherever you wish. Ideally, you smoke indoors on a | | | | ash often then there is a chance the cigar could go |
| winter evening. Again, the season does not really | | | | off. In case such a thing happens, just knock off the |
| matter. | | | | extra ash and start the process of lighting again. It is |
| 2. Cutting the cigar: You have to cut handmade cigars | | | | normal for a cigar to go off by itself. You might have |
| before lighting them. Before lighting, the cigar you | | | | to relight several times. |
| must cut off the closed end of the stick. Just leave | | | | 5. Ending the cigar: Normally you give up a cigar when |
| about one eighth of an inch of the cap. The cut has | | | | it is about an inch from the center of the band. A |
| to be definite and quick. You cannot have an uneven | | | | true connoisseur of cigar will never smoke the cigar |
| cut, as it will only tear the leaves. Try to make the | | | | completely. You should never ever smoke it past the |
| cut in one strong quick motion. There are special cigar | | | | ribbon, as it is wrong cigar smoking etiquette. You |
| cutters that you get for cutting. You could use sharp | | | | just need to rest it on the ashtray and it will go off |
| scissors or knife, but there is a style involved in using | | | | on its own. Never stub out the cigar like a cigarette. |