I was just noticing that I've become a very "wet" smoker over the last year or so. My cigars used to be nearly dry when I finished, but as of late, I chew more and the end is nearly soaked when I'm finished.

Just wondering how everyone else smokes, and if I am harming my own experience by allowing this to happen.

Shane

I would say dry for me.

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Originally posted by Shane Griffin:
I was just noticing that I've become a very "wet" smoker over the last year or so. My cigars used to be nearly dry when I finished, but as of late, I chew more and the end is nearly soaked when I'm finished.

Just wondering how everyone else smokes, and if I am harming my own experience by allowing this to happen.

Shane

I stay as dry as I can - letting a cigar get wet doesn't do anything good for it's flavor, at least in my experience (and it brings back ugly memories of chewing tobacco from my mis-spent youth - ick!)

Years ago when I smoked machine mades I would stick a cigar into the side of my mouth and by the time I was finished with it the cigar was just a mass of wet leaves.

With premium hand rolled cigars I sometimes bite the head, but I do not chomp on the cigar and except for the part that actually goes into my moust the cigar remains dry.

I prefer dry but I always end up doing something with both hands and can't hold the cigar...then I just drool all over it while biting lol. Wait, we are talking about smoking right? =P

it has to be dry! a wet cigar gets the worst flavor smoke from them. i even wipe the tip of my smokes off with my shirt every 5 ninutes to keep it completely dry.

I like to bite on the ends a bit. My wife tells me I always fish lip my cigars lol.

I try never to smoke a cigar in the shower.

yeah, the tips of my cigar are usually pretty damp..... i cant help it.... i want to eat the dam thing......lol!

just had an ashton vsg tonight......i almost ate the dam thing it tasted so good.....and it was my first vsg..... my cherry has been popped.....

As Dry As Possible.

If a wet smoker dreams about his cigar, is that a wet dream?

Dry here.

I'll take damp for $1000

I would say most of the time dry but i like to get some a little wet. A few brands i have noticed ahve a good taste wet.

When I started, I always tried to keep it dry. I just barely touched it to the outside of my lips and constantly wiped it off.

Now, I dont baby it so much. But I try not to soak it. I know there's a lot of people who, after they're done, end up with their cigar looking like a big brown raisin.

Everything is dry except for whatever I happen to be drinking with the cigar

dry if possible; I will dry the end off on my pants occasionally

Honestly, I wouldn't want to chew too much on the cigar. I like to keep the cigar out of my mouth as much as possible when not taking a draw. On the flip side to that, I also like to take a moment with the cigar in my mouth. Like if I'm doing something with both hands or watering the lawn, walking down the sidewalk. It's really hard to tell. I don't like to get the thing to wet. Never really thought of what a 'wet smoker' is and what one has to do to be considered a 'wet smoker'. Damn, are there guys out there that just slobber their cigars all up?

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Originally posted by sptcigars:
Damn, are there guys out there that just slobber their cigars all up?

Yes, one of my golf buddies is a slobberer. I says he just prefers to smoke em that way.

On the other hand, I'm definetely a dry smoker.

RW

Dry; except for my teeth marks.

Wet, but not sopping wet and disgusting. I only chew on 1 cigar, the LFD Chizel.

Bear