Question for NC smokers

[Da Klugs]

Do you consciously exhale through your nose?

[elderboy02]

I don't know how to. Also, the few times I accidentally did it, it hurt.

[14holestogie]

Sometimes. Seems all I pick up is pepper.

[jledou]

I will usually try at least once or twice on each cigar, but I don't do it frequently or the majority of the time. Sometimes the cigar is too harsh for me so I try it once, let the eyes water and try to remember not to do it again.

[borndead1]

I do all sorts of stuff with the smoke...French inhale, nose exhale, roll the smoke around in my mouth. I also do this thing, I will try to explain it: while nose exhaling, I "open and close" my jaw, with my mouth still closed. Kinda like... smacking your lips with your mouth closed? :D

[smokin5]

All the time.
Probably half or more of my exhales are out the nose,
at least in part. And much of my mouth exhales are
done as a "French inhale", also.
It's the only way to truly taste your smoke in its entirety.

You folks who don't do this are missing most of the flavor.
...
You DO mean when we're smoking, & not all the time, right?:ss

[rizzle]

Absolutely. I find myself having to make sure I don't just nose exhale on occasion. I won't nose the initial blast though, NC or CC.

[Throb]

I thought I was the only person to "French inhale"! I find it easier on the palate than a complete nose exhale. I definately get more flavor out of a cigar when I do either

[Jbailey]

Only a few NCs I do. I find most of them to harsh to nose.

[drjammer]

Sometimes I do but it is only by coincidence :D

[nozero]

Do you consciously exhale through your nose?

Since I don't intentionally inhale cigar smoke, I guess not. The few times I've inhaled cigar smoke, even my own passive smoke, it gags me badly. I've always heard that cigar smoke is high in alkalinity and very harsh. Add he fact that I have emphysema and have had my right upper lung lobe removed, it's probably not a good idea for me, but to each their own.

But I do pass smoke from my mouth out through my nose (snorking?), so I guess yes? Then, if it burns, I quit or do it a lot less frequently. With milder cigars, I tend to do this quite a bit.

[Pat1075]

I nose exhale with all my smokes NC or otherwise.

[Mugen910]

always with Davi's.. the other stuff I've lost a taste for. :(

[jpan]

Almost always. I think that I did it unconsciously at first because of many years of cigarette smoking. It definitely seems to add to the enjoyment of the cigar.

[68TriShield]

I usually do try a few times per cigar.

[MithShrike]

I can't, I have a Haller cell in my right sinus and if I exhale through my nose the smoke just stays up there and burns like crazy for days.

[TripleF]

Yes sir I do.....almost all the time.


My question is, WHY are you asking JUST the NC smokers Dr. Klugs? :rolleyes:

[Skywalker]

At least once during most smokes!!!

Always for a review!!!

[Beer Doctor]

After I learned how to nose exhale I do it on almost every draw. However, some of the stronger NCs (e.g. JdN antano) I find it more difficult (read painful) so I only do it every so often.

[awsmith4]

I do but only small amounts as opposed to CCs that I can nose a complete draw

[LkyLindy]

Only when writing a review

[hotreds]

On a few occasions. I must admit it DOES add an extra dimension to the overall experience- but I'm often hesitant because it can be very unpleasant if done incorrectly(which is how I do it too often!)

[RottenZombie]

I do some times.:ss

[Lucky_Hippo]

Yes I do, but to be totally honest, it doesn't help me taste the flavors any better. (unless it's pepper of course)

[Smokin Gator]

I do it with all cigars. However, I do it less with NCs.

[DrDubzz]

I do with my non cuban pipe baccy :pi

[tenbaseg]

Yes, at least a few times per stick. The stronger the cigar, the less I'll probably do it.

[Don Fernando]

I don't know how to. Also, the few times I accidentally did it, it hurt.

:tpd:

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Yes i do it. Helps pick up on certain flavours for me.

[Starchild]

I try to do a partial nose exhale on just about every draw, whatever I'm smoking. Of course I have to adjust my habits to accommodate the characteristics of the particular stick.

[BC-Axeman]

I try to do a partial nose exhale on just about every draw, whatever I'm smoking. Of course I have to adjust my habits to accommodate the characteristics of the particular stick.
:tpd:If it were so bad I couldn't, I would toss it.

[shvictor]

I don't know how to. Also, the few times I accidentally did it, it hurt.

I'm gald its not just me. I gave my 15 yr old son a few puffs from my cigar the other day and I look over and he is blowing smoke out of his nose like a chimney. I coulda smacked him. I'm so jealous :D

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by elderboy02 http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?p=240324#post240324)
I don't know how to. Also, the few times I accidentally did it, it hurt.

:tpd:

It's pretty easy.

WIthout a cigar...

1. Close your mouth tight and breathe in and out of your nose.

after a few times...

2. Open your jaw as far as it will go without seperating/opening your lips and keep inhaleing and exhaling through your nose.

after a few times....

3. add to the above puffing out your cheeks as far as you can without breaking the seal of your lips. Holding air in your mouth like a balloon. If you do it well you can create/feel the pressure on your cheeks independent of breathing in and out of your nose.

after a few times....

4. Take a full nasal inhale independent of but with your cheeks nice and full of air. On the exhale concentrate closing your jaw tight, defalating your cheeks and minimizing the airspace left in your mouth. Think about using your tongue to force the air up and back it might help.

If you got your cheeks to deflate and your mouth to close up without leaking any air through your lips.. you just did a nasal exhale. The air that was pressurizing your cheeks had to go somewhere. :) The key at first is to make sure your lungs are full so that you have the airway moving. After a bit of practice you can get the air/smoke out of your mouth thru your nose starting with empty lungs.

[Mugen910]

I'm gald its not just me. I gave my 15 yr old son a few puffs from my cigar the other day and I look over and he is blowing smoke out of his nose like a chimney. I coulda smacked him. I'm so jealous :D

well we know who the cool one is the family is! :r

[Aladdin Sane]

Absolutley!!:ss

[Chompers]

I love playing with smoke.

[Scottw]

I'm gald its not just me. I gave my 15 yr old son a few puffs from my cigar the other day and I look over and he is blowing smoke out of his nose like a chimney. I coulda smacked him. I'm so jealous :D

Tell me about it, my 17 month old can roll with one hand, I'm jealous as well.

[Mugen910]

Tell me about it, my 17 month old can roll with one hand, I'm jealous as well.

that's some funny chit Scott!

[DocLogic77]

Since I don't intentionally inhale cigar smoke, I guess not. The few times I've inhaled cigar smoke, even my own passive smoke, it gags me badly. I've always heard that cigar smoke is high in alkalinity and very harsh. Add he fact that I have emphysema and have had my right upper lung lobe removed, it's probably not a good idea for me, but to each their own.

But I do pass smoke from my mouth out through my nose (snorking?), so I guess yes? Then, if it burns, I quit or do it a lot less frequently. With milder cigars, I tend to do this quite a bit.

You don't have to inhale into the lungs to exhale out through the nose. Read the smoking technique thread. I finally got the technique down and it's like I never smoked cigars before...well worth the practice.

[G G]

I do fairly frequently.

[ca21455]

I nose, therefore I am...:)

[Ashcan Bill]

I nose exhale to some degree on everything I smoke, regardless of which of the various islands it may originate from. Different tobaccos have different profiles, and an exhale through the nose is important for me to get a handle on those nuances.

Of course once in a while, just one nose exhale is sufficient to completely wither ones nasal hairs. It took me almost a month to recover from a manly nose exhale of a LFD Maduro Chisel. :D

[fuubar]

I usuially nose exhale every few puffs. If a cigar is stronger than I would prefer to nose exhale I blow out half the smoke, refill my mouth and then nose exhale.

[Snake Hips]

I nose exhale every puff since I learned how to do it. It's embedded in my brain. It just feels awkward not to, now, and the experience is greatly diminished when I don't.

[CBI_2]

Didn't used to but I do more now especially with TripleF harassing me about it all the time. :ss

[Starscream]

CCs are made for snorking, but I do so with my NCs all the time.

[NickyTeen]

I nose exhale at least a portion of the smoke on almost every draw and have enjoyed cigars even more now that i do.

[troutbreath]

I do this at least once on every stick. This really brings out the flavor. If it burns . . . well, I stop.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by elderboy02 http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?p=240324#post240324)
I don't know how to. Also, the few times I accidentally did it, it hurt.



It's pretty easy.

WIthout a cigar...

1. Close your mouth tight and breathe in and out of your nose.

after a few times...

2. Open your jaw as far as it will go without seperating/opening your lips and keep inhaleing and exhaling through your nose.

after a few times....

3. add to the above puffing out your cheeks as far as you can without breaking the seal of your lips. Holding air in your mouth like a balloon. If you do it well you can create/feel the pressure on your cheeks independent of breathing in and out of your nose.

after a few times....

4. Take a full nasal inhale independent of but with your cheeks nice and full of air. On the exhale concentrate closing your jaw tight, defalating your cheeks and minimizing the airspace left in your mouth. Think about using your tongue to force the air up and back it might help.

If you got your cheeks to deflate and your mouth to close up without leaking any air through your lips.. you just did a nasal exhale. The air that was pressurizing your cheeks had to go somewhere. :) The key at first is to make sure your lungs are full so that you have the airway moving. After a bit of practice you can get the air/smoke out of your mouth thru your nose starting with empty lungs.

Thanks for the tips! I am going to have to try this.

[BC-Axeman]

After taking some smoke into your mouth you can go through the motion of saying "caw" with you lips closed while exhaling through your nose and that might get you snorking.
I used to be a cigarette smoker so it came naturally to me.

[Good_Stogies_Mon]

I do at least a few times throughout smoking a cigar.

[groogs]

I snork every cigar I smoke. I think it improves every good gigar NC, or CC.

[Ratters]

I tried to do it but it made me start saying all my "c"s and "g"s.

[shilala]

I honestly didn't think a person could smoke a cigar and other way, this thread has really enlightened me.
The sweet spicy taste and smell in my nose is why I like smoking cigars.
When there's no wind I like to french inhale because it tastes different going up my nose than out my nose. I don't know why, you wouldn't think it'd be different, but it is.
I picked up the habit of smoking like that from when I was a kid and smoked menthols. I loved the menthol sinus flavor but could never make a habit of smoking cigs cause it cut my wind and I liked to play ball. Running out of breath halfway up the court or halfway to first base never settled well with me.

[ucla695]

Even though it can enhance the smoking experience, I try not to because I usually end up with a sinus infection.

[Skywalker]

...So you're saying that burning sensation is normal???;)

[shilala]

...So you're saying that burning sensation is normal???;)
It goes away after you burn your brains out, don't sweat it. :D

[rizzle]

CCs are made for snorking, but I do so with my NCs all the time.
It is my belief that all cigars are made to be smoked how the owner of the cigar pleases regardless of where the tobacco was grown. Just because tobacco was grown on one island versus another doesn't mean it should be smoked differently. That is an argument that makes no sense.

And I'm not directing this at you Andy. Your post just summed up what I think Klugs was looking for.

[jpan]

I honestly didn't think a person could smoke a cigar and other way, this thread has really enlightened me.


I agree


It goes away after you burn your brains out, don't sweat it. :D


After reading everyone's different experiences, it makes me wonder if I didn't burn my brains out a long time ago. I never noticed a real difference in the intensity of the sensation from one cigar to another. Each is unique in it's own way. I just assumed everyone passed smoke thru their nose.

[shilala]

It is my belief that all cigars are made to be smoked how the owner of the cigar pleases regardless of where the tobacco was grown. Just because tobacco was grown on one island versus another doesn't mean it should be smoked differently. That is an argument that makes no sense.

It is my belief that forks are made to be used however the owner pleases, but it can be argued that they're intended to be pushed into food so that it can be delivered to said owner's mouth.
Call it tradition. :)
Goes the same with cigars. Tradition hopes that we'll smoke cigars in a fashion that we can appreciate them at the level that the devoted and inspired maker intended.
It has nothing to do with good or bad, wrong or right.
If I'm dating Tyra Banks and decide that we're just going to kiss, there's nothing wrong with that at all. It sure ain't bad. I'm gonna miss out on some treats, though. :D
That's why brothers share custom. So their friends can experience the pleasures they've found.
It's all good. :tu

[ActionAndy]

All the time.
Probably half or more of my exhales are out the nose,
at least in part. And much of my mouth exhales are
done as a "French inhale", also.
It's the only way to truly taste your smoke in its entirety.

You folks who don't do this are missing most of the flavor.
...
You DO mean when we're smoking, & not all the time, right?:ss

I get some smoke through my nose on almost every pull. I have to consciously try to only smoke with my mouth.

[rizzle]

It is my belief that forks are made to be used however the owner pleases, but it can be argued that they're intended to be pushed into food so that it can be delivered to said owner's mouth.
Call it tradition. :)
Goes the same with cigars. Tradition hopes that we'll smoke cigars in a fashion that we can appreciate them at the level that the devoted and inspired maker intended.
It has nothing to do with good or bad, wrong or right.
If I'm dating Tyra Banks and decide that we're just going to kiss, there's nothing wrong with that at all. It sure ain't bad. I'm gonna miss out on some treats, though. :D
That's why brothers share custom. So their friends can experience the pleasures they've found.
It's all good. :tu

I think I agree with what I think you said.;)

But I will say that a left handed fork is used differently than a right handed one. Now excuse me, I have to run out to the auto parts store and buy a bucket of compression.
:r

[Addiction]

I'm gald its not just me. I gave my 15 yr old son a few puffs from my cigar the other day and I look over and he is blowing smoke out of his nose like a chimney. I coulda smacked him. I'm so jealous :D

I don't know anyone who nose exhaled on their first try. Maybe he just inadvertently gave you a clue to his hobbies lol.

[Addiction]

It is my belief that all cigars are made to be smoked how the owner of the cigar pleases regardless of where the tobacco was grown. Just because tobacco was grown on one island versus another doesn't mean it should be smoked differently. That is an argument that makes no sense.

And I'm not directing this at you Andy. Your post just summed up what I think Klugs was looking for.I don't speak for Klugs but I don't think thats exactly what he was looking for.

Before last years shak I didn't nose smoke. And tho I'd made a concious decision to move heavily into CCs I still smoked and loved an occasional NC. Then I learned to smoke and some curious things happened:

1. I saw the flavor of a lot of cigars, or rather what I thought was the flavor, be tremendously expanded.

2. I later found cigars that I thought were great were actually not so great.

3. I also later found the inverse to be true, lots of cigars I didnt appreciate as much became real stars via snorking.

I might not phrase it that CCs were made for snorking, but it does allow the smoker to really see what people mean when they talk about the depth and complexity that CCs offer over NCs. If you don't snork, I don't know that you'll ever really see this.

[rizzle]

I don't speak for Klugs but I don't think thats exactly what he was looking for.

Before last years shak I didn't nose smoke. And tho I'd made a concious decision to move heavily into CCs I still smoked and loved an occasional NC. Then I learned to smoke and some curious things happened:

1. I saw the flavor of a lot of cigars, or rather what I thought was the flavor, be tremendously expanded.

2. I later found cigars that I thought were great were actually not so great.

3. I also later found the inverse to be true, lots of cigars I didnt appreciate as much became real stars via snorking.

I might not phrase it that CCs were made for snorking, but it does allow the smoker to really see what people mean when they talk about the depth and complexity that CCs offer over NCs. If you don't snork, I don't know that you'll ever really see this.

I do snork. I feel ya.

[shilala]

I think I agree with what I think you said.;)

But I will say that a left handed fork is used differently than a right handed one. Now excuse me, I have to run out to the auto parts store and buy a bucket of compression.
:r
Left handed cigars can get tricky, too. :tu
See if they have any bulkhead remover while you're there. :)

[shilala]

I might not phrase it that CCs were made for snorking, but it does allow the smoker to really see what people mean when they talk about the depth and complexity that CCs offer over NCs. If you don't snork, I don't know that you'll ever really see this.
I have always found a lot more depth, flavor and complexity out of nc's, as a whole. By a longshot.
I'd be willing to concede that cc's deliver more "complex subtleties" than nc's, as a generalization.
Mind ya, this is just how I feel, but I find cc's as a mild alternative to a good cigar. I don't mean this disparagingly at all. I enjoy a number of cc's now. I smoke them when I'm not in the mood for a cigar. :)
I smoke strong, sweet, spicy maduro nc's mainly.
To put it in perspective, I feel like those nc's are a big steak dinner and cc's are a salad. Sometimes I'm in the mood for a salad, ya know?
I find all my cc's so similar that if I was forced to only smoke them, I'd probably quit smoking from boredom. There's not the vast difference between a nic puro and dominican puro. I enjoy that big difference, the big range.
Ultimately I think it's awesome that there's so many different origins, and so many different blends. It's what gives the whole hobby spice.

One last thing and I'll shut up...
Nose a two year old JJ Maduro and there's an absolute mind-blowing richness, huge range and complexity at a 10 on the Richter scale.
Nose a 10 year old ERDM Lunch Club and it's like going to the ballet. With a dress on.
It's whatever you're in the mood for, baby. :tu

[SmokeyJoe]

I will usually try at least once or twice on each cigar, but I don't do it frequently or the majority of the time...

Pretty much my feelings. I do like to exhale that way three or four times with a cigar... preferably when the smoke is fairly "cool." :ss

[livwire68]

All the time.
Probably half or more of my exhales are out the nose,
at least in part. And much of my mouth exhales are
done as a "French inhale", also.
It's the only way to truly taste your smoke in its entirety.

You folks who don't do this are missing most of the flavor.
...
You DO mean when we're smoking, & not all the time, right?:ss

:tpd: The only way to go!

[eboniknight]

Sometimes but only when I make a conscious effort to do so just to get a different sensing. Too much irritates the nose.

[Raralith]

I just looked up French Inhale and it looks pretty cool. Do ya'll inhale the cigar smoke though? I can barely inhale a draw without choking so I don't know how people could inhale the whole thing through their nose unless they usually inhale.

[shilala]

I just looked up French Inhale and it looks pretty cool. Do ya'll inhale the cigar smoke though? I can barely inhale a draw without choking so I don't know how people could inhale the whole thing through their nose unless they usually inhale.
You just meter how much you accept up your nose.
If I'm getting too much I just turn my head. I release it from my mouth very slowly, kind of by just closing my mouth real slow.
I'm sure I look ridiculous, but it's a whole 'nother sensory experience.
It's especially fun with flavored cigars because they taste totally different snorked, mouthed or french inhaled.
Add to that smelling the raw smoke off the end of the cigar and smelling the drawn smoke that wafts out of the back of the cigar after a drag, and I get five very different experiences from the smoke.
Six if you count the smoke burning my eyes, I suppose. :D

[Jimbo14]

It burns my nose. I have done it several times and it feels terrible so I dont do it anymore.

However I will often 'nose inhale' the second hand smoke from the cigar to really enjoy the aroma.

[Waynegro1]

I used to consciously think about it. Now I do it with every cigar without even thinking about it. It's the best way to pick up all the flavors and really enjoy what a cigar has to offer.

[TOB9595]

Yes. This is a normal way for me to experience the tastes of the cigar. I also chew the smoke..like with chewing wine....to bring out flavors that I may be missing otherwise.
Tom

[Scottw]

that's some funny chit Scott!

Gracias my Asian Amigo!!

[shilala]

However I will often 'nose inhale' the second hand smoke from the cigar to really enjoy the aroma.
I do that, too.
Did ya ever notice that the burning end is sometimes really nasty but the smoked end is always nice? It's interesting to me how much stuff gets filtered out by pulling the smoke through the cigar.
I notice if I take a haul and hold the cigar with the tip angling down that the smoke in the cigar will sometimes weep out real slow so I can get a nice long "look". :)
I have to be real careful smelling the burning end cause that smoke is usually very strong and burns my eyes.

Yes. This is a normal way for me to experience the tastes of the cigar. I also chew the smoke..like with chewing wine....to bring out flavors that I may be missing otherwise.
Tom

I chew my cigars like they're scrap chewing tobacco. I get so gross sometimes that the slobber runs down the cigar and puts it out. :D
I've been making a conscious effort to "clean it up" when I'm smoking with other people so that I can share and try their cigar. When I get it wet I roll the cigar on my pantsleg to dry it up.
I'm still not very good at it. :r

[PeteSB75]

I didn't for quite a while when I started smoking cigars. Then a friendly BOTL enlightened me as to what I was missing. So I started trying it, and now I do it on every draw. It's like learning to smoke and experience those flavors all over again.

[Hardcz]

most of the time when I try, it burns and I stop.... There are some sticks that are great and actually don't suck when doing this though.

[Powers]

u have never fully enjoyed a cigar until u have exhaled it thru ur nose......try it and rediscover all ur favorites!!!! :ss

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I snork but not a whole lot. I only do it if for whatever reason Im not picking up many flavors

[Gonesledn]

great thread, i have heard alot of good thoughts on this. thanks

[NCRadioMan]

I can't not do it. It's automatic with me. Pretty much the only nc's I smoke anymore is the occasional Pepin.

[RGD.]

NC or not - roughly 80 to 90% of everything I smoke gets exhaled through the nose. Possibly because my taste buds are fried - :ss



Ron

[JKim]

Do it with my cigarettes too.. people think I'm angry!

[SilverFox]

I have always found a lot more depth, flavor and complexity out of nc's, as a whole. By a longshot.
I'd be willing to concede that cc's deliver more "complex subtleties" than nc's, as a generalization.
Mind ya, this is just how I feel, but I find cc's as a mild alternative to a good cigar. I don't mean this disparagingly at all. I enjoy a number of cc's now. I smoke them when I'm not in the mood for a cigar. :)
I smoke strong, sweet, spicy maduro nc's mainly.
To put it in perspective, I feel like those nc's are a big steak dinner and cc's are a salad. Sometimes I'm in the mood for a salad, ya know?
I find all my cc's so similar that if I was forced to only smoke them, I'd probably quit smoking from boredom. There's not the vast difference between a nic puro and dominican puro. I enjoy that big difference, the big range.
Ultimately I think it's awesome that there's so many different origins, and so many different blends. It's what gives the whole hobby spice.

One last thing and I'll shut up...
Nose a two year old JJ Maduro and there's an absolute mind-blowing richness, huge range and complexity at a 10 on the Richter scale.
Nose a 10 year old ERDM Lunch Club and it's like going to the ballet. With a dress on.
It's whatever you're in the mood for, baby. :tu

Truly goes to show that it is all in the eyes of the beholder. I could have written the exact some post (well ok slightly different but the same gist) about me and CC's

I fully respect your position and opinion on this Scott.

[GoodFella]

i find most NC stuff to harsh to do it all the time. i do it about 30%. also if i am smokn one i am not trying to give it a lot of love. CCs on the other hand i do it about 75% of the time.

[cort]

I have been trying to do this for weeks now but I cant figure it out.:confused: So far I just end up choking and wanna pass out everytime I try it.

I am gonna try Daves list and see what happens.

[kaisersozei]

I try this at least once or twice with every cigar I smoke--it's a little bit of work cuz I'm snorking-impaired, but if it's pleasant and tasty, I do it more. If it makes my eyes water, I quit.

Oh, and after 10-15 years of smoking cigars, I blew my very first smoke ring the other day. Completely by accident and couldn't do it again if I tried. Yeah me.

[cort]

I try this at least once or twice with every cigar I smoke--it's a little bit of work cuz I'm snorking-impaired, but if it's pleasant and tasty, I do it more. If it makes my eyes water, I quit.

Oh, and after 10-15 years of smoking cigars, I blew my very first smoke ring the other day. Completely by accident and couldn't do it again if I tried. Yeah me.

Congrats:ss

[DBall]

always with Davi's.. the other stuff I've lost a taste for. :(

What he said... pretty much exactly.

[yourchoice]

I do but only small amounts as opposed to CCs that I can nose a complete draw

:tpd: Yup, me too.

[allanb3369]

We've had this conversation before, Dave! I can't help but exhale out of my nose. It's not possible for me to smoke a cigar without doing it. :ss

Oppps...just saw this thread is pointed at the NC smokers :tpd:

[pnoon]

We've had this conversation before, Dave! I can't help but exhale out of my nose. It's not possible for me to smoke a cigar without doing it. :ss

Oppps...just saw this thread is pointed at the NC smokers :tpd:

You and me, both. I never understood how some folks can't do it. I can't not do it.

[romwarrior]

Me before snorking:

NC's - Good!
CC's - Bad!

Me after snorking:

NC's - Bad!
CC's - Good!

[Cenookie]

When I first started smoking I had a hard time trying to exhale smoke thru my nose, now it doesn't matter if it's a NC or CC I do it with everything. Now that I started doing this I've finally started to taste my cigars.:ss