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Old 01-13-2012, 05:33 AM   #21
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This is a known technique.
You can also do it without the flame for improved smoke whenever your stick doesn't taste just right.
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Old 01-13-2012, 06:37 AM   #22
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I hate to be the only one who is like wow thats freggin amazing but WOW THATS FREGGIN AMAZING. Here I have been waiting for the celo to yellow out before I smoked a cigar to get the ammonia out of it. The taste is crazy better!
I shouldn't have added amonia to the things listed that are removed in a purge, I don't know that for sure. I do know that there are times a cigar can get bitter, if it happens, it is usually after the half-way point. If it happens, a purge can often be beneficial.

I have never heard of purging a cigar immediately upon lighting it.
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Old 01-13-2012, 06:41 AM   #23
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If a cigar is smoked at a proper pace, very rarely will it ever need to be purged. Doing is just cause it "looks cool" shows your immaturity in cigars.
I am a slow smoker by most standards, an AF or Punch Rothschild is an hour smoke for me.

I also could care less if I have a blue flame coming off the end of my cigar.

Having said that, I have had cigars with a good inch to 2 inches left which had gotten bitter and I was contemplating pitching them. A quick purge, and they were back in the zone - sometimes even their best flavor of the whole smoke.

Of course, I have also purged a cigar, taken a couple more puffs, then pitched it. Sometimes, there are just some bad smokes.
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Old 01-13-2012, 07:08 AM   #24
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I have been purging after lighting for a long time just to expel some of the heat from lighting with the torch. I believe that purging to often adds moisture to the cigar also throwing the taste off.
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Old 01-13-2012, 07:15 AM   #25
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I'll purge a cigar for about 10 seconds or so every time I knock the ash off. Works for me and I haven't noticed any benefit of using a flame, I think that's just theatrics.
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Old 01-13-2012, 08:30 AM   #26
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I want to apologize in advance to Peter, it was a "rude and unattractive" thing for me to say about him
Pfft, I stand by what I said
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I am a slow smoker by most standards, an AF or Punch Rothschild is an hour smoke for me.

I also could care less if I have a blue flame coming off the end of my cigar.

Having said that, I have had cigars with a good inch to 2 inches left which had gotten bitter and I was contemplating pitching them. A quick purge, and they were back in the zone - sometimes even their best flavor of the whole smoke.

Of course, I have also purged a cigar, taken a couple more puffs, then pitched it. Sometimes, there are just some bad smokes.
So how do you purge? I'm really confused by all this. I've never heard of it.
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Old 01-13-2012, 08:44 AM   #27
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I'd answer your question but you find me to be constantly rude. And nobody wants that.

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I'd answer your question but you find me to be constantly rude.
He finds you to be regularly rude, Peter- and constantly unattractive.
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I'd answer your question but you find me to be constantly rude. And nobody wants that.

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Whatta low blow
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He finds you to be regularly rude, Peter- and constantly unattractive.
At least you worded it right haha.
Man, you all hold on to stuff way too much lol
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Old 01-13-2012, 08:49 AM   #31
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As long as we're not binging and purging I guess it's all good!
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Barry (bscottskangum) does this all the time. I've had success a few times using this technique.
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Old 01-13-2012, 09:11 AM   #33
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Old 01-13-2012, 09:22 AM   #34
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If a cigar is smoked at a proper pace, very rarely will it ever need to be purged. Doing is just cause it "looks cool" shows your immaturity in cigars.
HOLY CRAP! For once I agree with you
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Old 01-13-2012, 09:32 AM   #35
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I tend to smoke a little fast so I'll sometimes do this a couple of times withor without the flame, about halfway and the last 3rd.
I do love the looks you get when you use a flame in bumper to bumper traffic on 95
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I tend to smoke a little fast so I'll sometimes do this a couple of times withor without the flame, about halfway and the last 3rd.
I do love the looks you get when you use a flame in bumper to bumper traffic on 95
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Old 01-13-2012, 10:48 AM   #37
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I shouldn't have added amonia to the things listed that are removed in a purge, I don't know that for sure. I do know that there are times a cigar can get bitter, if it happens, it is usually after the half-way point. If it happens, a purge can often be beneficial.

I have never heard of purging a cigar immediately upon lighting it.
Neither had I. My thoughts though, all that blue flame was proof that the ammonia was there. And my tastebuds don't lie
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:06 AM   #38
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No doubt Todd purging a cigar will bring it back to life and smooth it out. I did it way more often in my early years of smoking cigars, then it seems once you really establish a good technique for smoking, the harshness doesn't happen as often and even when it does, it doesn't seem to bother me that much. Rarely do I ever purge these days, but it sure does clean out that stick and make it new again.


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I am a slow smoker by most standards, an AF or Punch Rothschild is an hour smoke for me.

I also could care less if I have a blue flame coming off the end of my cigar.

Having said that, I have had cigars with a good inch to 2 inches left which had gotten bitter and I was contemplating pitching them. A quick purge, and they were back in the zone - sometimes even their best flavor of the whole smoke.

Of course, I have also purged a cigar, taken a couple more puffs, then pitched it. Sometimes, there are just some bad smokes.
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:10 AM   #39
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I'm at that shop all the time. We'll have to meet for a smoke.
For sure. I'm free next week and CaM is only a ten minute drive or so with decent weather/traffic. Shoot me a PM if you wanna grab a smoke brother
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Old 01-13-2012, 01:31 PM   #40
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If a cigar is smoked at a proper pace, very rarely will it ever need to be purged. Doing is just cause it "looks cool" shows your immaturity in cigars.
Cigar immaturity..... not cool man, let us enjoy ourselves and the new things we discover without judment.
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