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I've only had that problem with Opus X. Re-clipping usually solves the problem.
 
cigarathon123$ said:
How do you avoid tar build up ?
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In my experience, a properly humidified cigar. A proper cut. Proper lighting. Caramelizing vs Charring. Not hot boxing,i.e., sipping and keeping the steam down. Not slobbering on the head. Not holding it in your mouth or chomping.

There is no real reason for a cigar to go past your lips/teeth. Some may enjoy that, and it's alright, but if they complain of tar build-up, I'm gonna suggest that they stop deep throating.

Sometimes, it just a "bad" cigar. I've observed too many cigar smokers that smoke too fast, too hot, too wet.

If you have to keep trimming your head, you're doing something wrong.

Some cigars are more prone to get a tar buildup, (lotsa oils!) or especially torpedo shapes or when "V" or Punch cut. In that case, all those ideas given become more important.

Nothing wrong with having to clean up a cigar's head if necessary, but to suggest it is always imperative to enjoy a cigar, or do it right, is a bit much.
 
I do 70 degrees 70%. Sort of standard. Don't let the foot get in the flame while lighting. Moisture on the lips hard to avoid especially when spirits are involved. I think in the more humid environments say summer in MI this usually helps make the cap get moist.
 
cigarathon123$ said:
I do 70 degrees 70%. Sort of standard
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Not really standard except for a basic starting point. Good for preserving oils, fragile wrappers, aging, but not without it's own set of cautions. Most here probably smoke below that. Less steam, less heat, more concentration of flavors, etc., etc. Look into "dry boxing".
 
This thread has actually been lots of fun to read, and very informative.

But in the end, we all smoke the way we like, and that is one of the beauties of this lifestyle.

T
 
Tar build up for me has been almost exclusively with Fuente products. The culprits have been the Opus and the anejo lines.

Humidity and temp are a personal preference and varies by the location where you live and the season. There is no nirvana, it is what you like. You can talk to a hundred folks and they will have their own opinions. I will say this in the summer I do like to dry box a weeks worth of cigars at a time.
 
cigarathon123$ said:
Thanks tone-ny with hilarious and true follow up Doc. I can say with personal experience the Diamond Crown Sanford's 90th I have been smoking all the way along. They now are smoking way better than when I first experienced them. Seems to me that all sticks have to be thought of individually. My greatest awakening, decades ago, was when I was introduced to trimming the foot while smoking. Cigar scissors are essential. I am looking forward to making my experience even better with ideas and experience on CP.
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Yeah mean the head...you trim the head of the cigar. There's only one foot, the end you light.

...and I've watch DPG bite the end off of a cigar and smoke it. But I'm sure he didn't know what he was doing.

cigarathon123$ said:
I do 70 degrees 70%. Sort of standard. Don't let the foot get in the flame while lighting. Moisture on the lips hard to avoid especially when spirits are involved. I think in the more humid environments say summer in MI this usually helps make the cap get moist.
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Sort of standard...yep, for those that have just started smoking and want to seem like they know what they are doing but maybe do not. You'll find most prefer in the 60s somewhere and even lower. It's personal preference, yes, but by no means is 70/70 pretty standard.
 
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