Lighting a cigar with matches

lovenhim · 08-17-2010, 11:31 AM

Thank you for the help. I will be enjoying a cigar outside. I live with others so smoking in the house is out. So matches would not be a wise choice and would become annoying I think. I think the torch may be the way to go.

ucla695 · 08-17-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lovenhim

Thank you for the help. I will be enjoying a cigar outside. I live with others so smoking in the house is out. So matches would not be a wise choice and would become annoying I think. I think the torch may be the way to go.

Definitely! Especially on windy days.

357 · 08-17-2010, 12:12 PM

I started out with matches because I thought all butane torch lighters were expensive. Once I learned I could get a decent one (Ronson brand) at Wal-Mart for $3, I grabbed a handful of them. I rarely use matches now, but there is something unique about them. I guess they impart more of a historic ritual into the process of lighting.

The tricks to lighting with a match are to let the sulfur burn off first (the flare at the beginning), rotate while lighting, and learning where to hold the match in relation to the foot of the cigar. If it's too high you'll only light the top half of the foot. If it's too low you'll burn a hole in the wrapper and not light the end/foot of the cigar. I find about 1 inch below the foot is best, assuming the cigar is at a downward angle around 30-45 degrees. BTW, once you get the hang of it you should be able to light just about any cigar with a single wooden match (indoors of course).

357 · 08-17-2010, 12:13 PM

I forgot, there are sulfur free matches around but they are more expensive and harder to find.

08-17-2010, 11:31 AM	#1
lovenhim Still Watching My Back Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Paul Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 64 Trading: (0)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches Thank you for the help. I will be enjoying a cigar outside. I live with others so smoking in the house is out. So matches would not be a wise choice and would become annoying I think. I think the torch may be the way to go. __________________ "Fire up the Quattro" - Gene Hunt

08-17-2010, 12:12 PM	#3
357 Will herf for food Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Home is where I park it Posts: 4,075 Trading: (9)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches I started out with matches because I thought all butane torch lighters were expensive. Once I learned I could get a decent one (Ronson brand) at Wal-Mart for $3, I grabbed a handful of them. I rarely use matches now, but there is something unique about them. I guess they impart more of a historic ritual into the process of lighting. The tricks to lighting with a match are to let the sulfur burn off first (the flare at the beginning), rotate while lighting, and learning where to hold the match in relation to the foot of the cigar. If it's too high you'll only light the top half of the foot. If it's too low you'll burn a hole in the wrapper and not light the end/foot of the cigar. I find about 1 inch below the foot is best, assuming the cigar is at a downward angle around 30-45 degrees. BTW, once you get the hang of it you should be able to light just about any cigar with a single wooden match (indoors of course). __________________ “Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar;” Mark Twain

08-17-2010, 12:13 PM	#4
357 Will herf for food Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Home is where I park it Posts: 4,075 Trading: (9)	Re: Lighting a cigar with matches I forgot, there are sulfur free matches around but they are more expensive and harder to find. __________________ “Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar;” Mark Twain