burn line

[akumushi]

Originally Posted by weak_link

How big of a deal is the burn line to you? I've read on some review sites and other forums where guys get really bent out of shape if their cigar doesn't have an even burn line. I read one review of a Tat Red Tubo where the guy enjoyed the flavor but the burn line was bad so he really slammed the cigar.

I personally don't mind touching up a cigar if the flavor is great. In fact, I'd happily touch up a cigar a couple times if the flavor was what I enjoy in a smoke.


How about you? Do you care?

I've found generally that a wonky burn line is usually a humidity/storage problem rather than a construction problem, so I have a hard time knocking a cigar for an issue I probably created in the first place. A little waviness and an occassional touch up doesn't bother me as long as the flavor is on. Only if the burn is really out of control because of obvious fabrication flaws and it's affecting my enjoyment such that l I need to pitch the cigar will I say it had a 'bad burn.'

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by akumushi

I've found generally that a wonky burn line is usually a humidity/storage problem rather than a construction problem, so I have a hard time knocking a cigar for an issue I probably created in the first place. A little waviness and an occassional touch up doesn't bother me as long as the flavor is on. Only if the burn is really out of control because of obvious fabrication flaws and it's affecting my enjoyment such that l I need to pitch the cigar will I say it had a 'bad burn.'

Spot on, IMO.

[jjirons69]

As Tom said, a sweet burn line is very nice, but a catch up here and there isn't so bad. As long as it doesn't go nuts and cause me more problems than my enjoyment and I can only remember one or two of those. I think plugged smokes aggravate way more than the burn patterns.

BTW, I've tried the old left-handed cigarette trick with using spit and my finger to "out" the run, but with a cigar, there's a lot more girth and it doesn't work as well. Sometime I use the spit-and-stop procedure with a little lighter action on the opposite side. It all depends on the smoke.