Smoking pipes and cigars is an art form that requires special techniques to be done properly. Unlike cigarettes, when smoking a pipe, most people don't inhale and reach their lungs. If the pipe emits a gurgling sound or sensation, it means that moisture has accumulated in the stem and needs more thorough cleaning. To open a cigar for smoking, the perforated cut is one of the easiest methods, as its relatively small diameter allows for more restrictive stretching compared to other styles, while removing the least amount of tobacco from the lid. It can be difficult to maintain the cadence with a cigar, since you can be completely enthralled by a mix and immediately want more.
Taking your time and following a pattern of draws will make your overall cigar smoking experience better. Neither of these options is ideal, especially when you are just starting to smoke, since all of these problems can turn into major issues quickly, depending on the construction of the cigarette, the smoking patterns, the humidity of the tobacco and the thinness of the cigarette's envelope. If you find it difficult to reduce time, I recommend that you smoke with a watch or stopwatch for a while and that you smoke at an exact time, between 30 seconds and one minute. This will allow you to get a better idea of what a minute is and will also allow you to make micro adjustments to your smoking pattern to suit your specific cigarette. The perforated cut is particularly suitable for cutting conical cigars such as Torpedoes, Salomons and Belicosos, as its submerged nature provides more surface area from which to extract the smoke and can offer better airflow than a straight cut of a similar depth. Torches are excellent for touching up an irregular combustion line and can quickly ignite a cigar with a limited application of fire.
However, the high temperature can cause tobacco to burn if you're not careful or kept too close to your foot. The ideal would be to start this process before the cigar is turned off, allowing the cherry to cool down a bit, purging, waiting, purging again and allowing it to turn off completely before purging once more. The first thing you should do with a smoked cigar that you plan to re-light in the future is to get rid of all the burnt tobacco. Exhalation should be done slowly, allowing smoke to spread over the tongue and palate to enhance flavors and allow better quiet contemplation. After that, purge the freshly cut cigarette several times and for a long time with each repetition, making sure that the leftover smoke or taste of smoke are eradicated from the rest of the smoke. Then, turn the cigarette around and use a torch, lighter or match to scorch the end that you didn't cut for a few seconds without letting the flame touch it directly.
When lit, start smoking by drawing smoke into your mouth and keeping it there for a moment before exhaling. Pick up the cigarette with one hand and lighter with other, light flame and hold tip under tobacco without touching it. In my opinion, only bands that will easily affect your smoking experience should be removed immediately from a cigar - those that surround its foot or lower body. Despite all precautions, warnings, advice and recommendations, ultimately, smoking cigars is deeply personal and involves measures that are fully adapted to each individual.
