Cedar Wrapper......

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Damn, I need some advice, before I burn the car up! :(

The other day, I'm cruisin' around town(slow day in "The 'Port", and decided to light my smoke. I had heard of all of the smokes that have the cedar wrapper so I figured I'd try one. I stopped into the "Party Source" and picked up a smoke with the aforementioned wrapper. Paid for it and out the door I went.

Pulled it out of the cello and boy did it smell good! :D Clipped the tip and broke out the lighter. Well, everything went well at first as the wrapper was about 1" above the foot. I took a couple of puffs and man, the smoke was plentiful and the taste was great. Then all hell broke loose! :angry2:

Once the embers(for lack of a better term) hit the cedar, she satrted smokin' like smolderin' leaves. Good smell but overpowering. Then, all of a sudden the dang thing caught on fire. Damn near burnt my cruiser up! I snuffed it out and gave it one more chance, figuring everyone raves about these things. Same stuff about 5 minutes later. So out the window it went. $8.00 down the drain. :(

Anyone here have any luck gettin' the cedar to burn evenly? I sure would appreciate any advice on this one. Thanks in advance!

Floyd T. :whistling:
 
You know, there will probably be an increase in house fires this week from people reading this post and taking it seriously.

:p
 
LMAO.

Soak the cedar in lighter fluid and I think it should light fairly well.
 
I always slip the cedar sleeve down a bit and toast it around the edges first Floyd. And don't forget to remove the tape that sometimes hold the sleeve "round" - you ain't suppose to smoke the tape. :thumbs:
 
MilesMingusMonk said:
... you ain't supose to smoke the tape. :thumbs:
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I actually leave the tape on until the glue loosens up. It makes it easier to remove and doesn't damage the cedar as much. Just my .02!
 
stevehawk said:
MilesMingusMonk said:
... you ain't suppose to smoke the tape.  :thumbs:
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I actually leave the tape on until the glue loosens up. It makes it easier to remove and doesn't damage the cedar as much. Just my .02!
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I'll try that next time! :)

By the way Hawk, can you correct my spelling errors before quoting me too? I don't want to look foolish.
 
MilesMingusMonk said:
By the way Hawk, can you correct my spelling errors before quoting me too? I don't want to look foolish.
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And you think that will help?? :sign: :D
 
MilesMingusMonk said:
stevehawk said:
MilesMingusMonk said:
... you ain't suppose to smoke the tape.  :thumbs:
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I actually leave the tape on until the glue loosens up. It makes it easier to remove and doesn't damage the cedar as much. Just my .02!
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I'll try that next time! :)

By the way Hawk, can you correct my spelling errors before quoting me too? I don't want to look foolish.....

I'm a know it all, arrogant and snobbish cigar smoker whose garden is 10 times better then yours! Oh yeah, and I have great taste in music...you lesser beings.
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Man Kirk, anything else you want to tell us?
 
bfreebern said:
MilesMingusMonk said:
stevehawk said:
MilesMingusMonk said:
... you ain't suppose to smoke the tape.  :thumbs:
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I actually leave the tape on until the glue loosens up. It makes it easier to remove and doesn't damage the cedar as much. Just my .02!
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I'll try that next time! :)

By the way Hawk, can you correct my spelling errors before quoting me too? I don't want to look foolish.....

I'm a know it all, arrogant and snobbish cigar smoker whose garden is 10 times better then yours! Oh yeah, and I have great taste in music...you lesser beings.
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Man Kirk, anything else you want to tell us?
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Only 10 times better Brandon? You underestimate me. ;) For the record, I only smoke well aged cedar too.
 
You made a classic newbie mistake. For cedar wrapper cigars, you have to keep the cello *on* while smoking them or they will not burn evenly. The "cello" in "cellophane" comes from cellulose, ie, wood -- so contrary to popular belief, it's not plastic, and it is perfectly safe (and in this case, mandatory) to light it.

Give it a shot. Happy trails!
 
moki said:
You made a classic newbie mistake. For cedar wrapper cigars, you have to keep the cello *on* while smoking them or they will not burn evenly. The "cello" in "cellophane" comes from cellulose, ie, wood -- so contrary to popular belief, it's not plastic, and it is perfectly safe (and in this case, mandatory) to light it.

Give it a shot. Happy trails!
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Okay FuenteGuru, what about the ribbon at the foot of AFs finest? ???

Ribbon on, ribbon off?
 
MilesMingusMonk said:
bfreebern said:
So it's necessary to also light the ribbons on the Anejos?
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Too slow! :laugh:
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I knew I should have never taken the aluminum hat off!
 
MilesMingusMonk said:
Okay FuenteGuru, what about the ribbon at the foot of AFs finest? ???

Ribbon on, ribbon off?
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The ribbons are red to indicate fire; it's a subtle, classy way of saying "light here" -- the red ribbon also acts as an excellent catalyst to get the cigar burning properly, akin to light fluid on your coal briquettes.
 
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