| > | | | | hard spot. This hard spot is bunched up tobacco that |
| If you have smoked cigars for any length of time, | | | | is causing the blockage. Light the cigar and try to |
| then you have probably tried the various hand rolled | | | | draw on it while gently squeezing the hard spot. This |
| cigars available. Some cigar smokers smoke these | | | | should loosen the material so that you don't have the |
| exclusively, finding that they offer something extra. | | | | blockage that is stopping the flow of smoke. |
| However, many of those smokers have also | | | | If you purchase the hand rolled cigars and find that |
| experienced the downside of the hand rolled cigar " | | | | one of them is having trouble staying lit, you can be |
| sometimes, they can be difficult to draw. It will | | | | sure that it was rolled too tightly. To make certain, |
| sometimes feel as though there is something that is | | | | you can feel the cigar by gently squeezing. Start at |
| inside the cigar and causing a block to the flow of | | | | the cap of the cigar and work your way up. You will |
| smoke and air. In fact, this is exactly what is | | | | find a hard spot in the cigar at some point, and it is |
| happening. You don't need to fret though. You will be | | | | this area causing the problem. Gently squeeze and |
| able to take care of your cigar and get it going again | | | | massage the area while you continue to draw on the |
| in no time. | | | | cigar. This will help to loosen the area and make the |
| The cigars that are hand rolled are sometimes rolled | | | | smoke flow more freely. |
| too tightly. This doesn't happen often, but there is a | | | | You might find several spots in the cigar that have |
| good chance that at some point you are going to | | | | this issue. Repeat the above procedure until you |
| find a cigar that is difficult to draw. Don't worry and | | | | have a nice, free flow of smoke coming through. If |
| don't discard the cigar. You can fix the problem, and | | | | the cigar goes out while you are doing this, simply |
| it won't take very much effort or much time. | | | | relight it and continue working on the cigar. In time, |
| The first thing you are going to want to do is use | | | | you will have a cigar that is easy to smoke and one |
| your thumb and forefinger to feel along the cigar. | | | | that you can enjoy. Don't neglect hand rolled cigars |
| Start at the cap of the cigar, the end that you put in | | | | because you heard they are hard to draw. Now you |
| your mouth, and feel along the cigar until you find a | | | | can fix the problem. |