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If you are a new cigar smoker you may find that lighting a cigar is more difficult than learning how to select a good cigar. It really isn’t that difficult once you learn a few secrets to doing it correctly and smoothly. I think that these tips will help you light a cigar correctly when you do it for the first time.
First of all, you will get the best results if you use premium cedar matches. This prevents adding strong odors to the cigar that can happen if you use cheaper, plain, matches or many lighters. However, should you prefer or need to use a lighter instead, I recommend that you use a butane lighter. This helps you to avoid bringing strong, unpleasant, odors into the cigar.
A cigar doesn’t light up light a cigarette, just apply the flame and you’re done. What you need to do is warm the open end of the cigar. This part of the cigar is commonly called the foot of the cigar. You should do this slowly over the flame but never allowing the cigar to come directly in contact with the fire. As you do this, you will notice a black ring forming around the end of the cigar.
Once you have warmed the foot of the cigar you then place the cigar in your mouth and draw upon it slowly. As you do this you hold the cigar over the flame roughly about a 1/2 inch or so above it. Do not let it touch the flame though. You continue to do this until the cigar begins to flame. As this happens, slowly spin the cigar around in order to establish an even burn.
Once the burn begins, take the cigar out of your mouth and check and make sure that you have established an even burn. Should the burn not be even, then you should blow on the unlit part of the tip of the cigar so that it draws the burn. When you’ve done this, take a couple of draws from the cigar to insure that you have reestablished an even burn.
That’s all you need to do in order to properly light a cigar. Now go and enjoy your smoke.