Why does it get bitter?

MTB996 · 10-30-2008, 06:45 PM

Same reason Chinese food tastes awful the next day. Some things just don't like getting reheated.

groogs · 10-30-2008, 07:02 PM

Try to purge your cigar before you walk away from it, that way if it sits to long there won't be as much stale smoke inside the sigar to make it tast bitter.

brigey57 · 10-30-2008, 08:41 PM

Try to keep the cigar lit, draw on the cigar slow, to fast and you will build up carbon and get a hot smoke. I try to take a draw about once every minute. I turn the cigar about a quarter tun to allow the burn to stay even.

10-30-2008, 08:48 PM

I would purge the cigar and knock the coal off, then purge it some more if I have to let it go out.
Much better to smoke it all the way through. They are not the same if they have set for a while.
I thought this thread was about cigars that get bitter while you are smoking them, a huge negative by me.

neoflex · 09-22-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I would purge the cigar and knock the coal off, then purge it some more if I have to let it go out.
Much better to smoke it all the way through. They are not the same if they have set for a while.
I thought this thread was about cigars that get bitter while you are smoking them, a huge negative by me.

Some times though it's just unavoidable if left to long. This is why I usually never revisit a stick if I had left it to burn out and sit more than 10-15 minutes. Might sound ridiculous but I absolutely hate the taste of old stale cigar smoke so I would rather light another stick than suffer through the rest of a cigar that I let sit out after being smoked partially. I don't get to smoke everyday so when I do I want to enjoy it so no need to torture myself.

JJG · 09-22-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by neoflex

Some times though it's just unavoidable if left to long. This is why I usually never revisit a stick if I had left it to burn out and sit more than 10-15 minutes.

This is what I was going to say.

I think we forget, (because cigars have gotten so much more expensive in the last 10 years) they aren't really meant to be smoked down until they burn your fingers, or re-lit multiple times.

Purging does work to a degree, but sometimes its just best to pitch it and light a new one. However, I admit this can be tough to do when you're smoking a $8 or $10 cigar.

Tredegar · 09-22-2010, 03:42 PM

I don't care what anyone says, a relit cigar never tastes as good as the original burn. I have tried and find a nasty, ashy flavor waiting for me when I relight. If a cigar goes out on me I toss it.

Now I have had the problem of cigars not staying lit even while being tended.

zmancbr · 10-31-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MTB996

Same reason Chinese food tastes awful the next day. Some things just don't like getting reheated.

I like that one lol...

I have to agree with what others have said. The more you light it the more harsh it will get due to the build up of the chemicals. If I have to re-light a stick too many times then I will probably just toss it instead.

10-31-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MTB996

Same reason Chinese food tastes awful the next day. Some things just don't like getting reheated.

Who reheats left over chinese??

webjunkie · 10-31-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrotheadduff

Who reheats left over chinese??

Cold leftover chinese (and curry) are some of life's little treats.

I always thought that it got bitter because if I smoked too fast then the tobacco got scorched sorta like if you make green tea with water that's too hot. Good to know the real reasons.

M1903A1 · 10-31-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrotheadduff

Who reheats left over chinese??

Uhh...me? For days at a time?

10-30-2008, 06:45 PM	#1
MTB996 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 317 Trading: (1)	Re: Why does it get bitter? Same reason Chinese food tastes awful the next day. Some things just don't like getting reheated.

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10-30-2008, 08:48 PM	#4
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why does it get bitter? I would purge the cigar and knock the coal off, then purge it some more if I have to let it go out. Much better to smoke it all the way through. They are not the same if they have set for a while. I thought this thread was about cigars that get bitter while you are smoking them, a huge negative by me.

09-22-2010, 03:42 PM	#7
Tredegar Sing along with me Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 670 Trading: (9)	Re: Why does it get bitter? I don't care what anyone says, a relit cigar never tastes as good as the original burn. I have tried and find a nasty, ashy flavor waiting for me when I relight. If a cigar goes out on me I toss it. Now I have had the problem of cigars not staying lit even while being tended.