Being new to the cigar world, I was hoping someone might have a good recommendation on how to save a cigar after it's been smoked some, to smoke again later. Thank you!
If you are out shopping with your wife and light up a cigar and suddenly she has to drag you into a store you may be able to save the cigar by placing it into a Cigar Savor tube or an old metal cigar tubo.
This will put the cigar out. The big problem is the juices, oils and humidity that accumulate in the cigar really begin making the cigar taste bad.
If you plan on saving a cigar until tomorrow you will probably find that the cigar really tastes like doggie doo.
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Welcome to the forum and the attrahent world of cigars!
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how to save a cigar after it's been smoked some, to smoke again later
That's not a good idea, as whatever you do, it's not going to taste the same. However, here are some tips. - Leave it on the ashtray to let it go out itself. Do not force it. - Once it's out, knock off the ash, blow through the cigar. This is to blow away any remaining smoke inside the cigar. If it remains there the stogie will be bitter (well, it still is going to be but hopefully to a lesser extent). - If you're going to carry it around, use an aluminum tube. Actually, some specially made tubes are sold, but you can use a tube left after a cigar in tubo. - NEVER EVER put a half smoked cigar back in the humidor or else you'll be very sorry. It will pass the stink to all stogies in the humi. - And the last - you'd rather don't do all of this, and plan your time the way you can smoke it fully.
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If you light up a double corona or churchill without enough time, you can take your cutter and lob off where the burn area ends. Follow the same process in blowing out the stale smoke and storing it away from your fresh ones. A ziplock works fine to carry, but tubes are great if the cigar fits.
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Aside from all the good advice in the previous posts, just don't do it. Plan to smoke the entire smoke when you light it up. If an interruption occurs, write-off the smoke.
i agree with everything, but also...always great to keep a nice stock of petite corona or such for such times when you are not sure if you will have enough time for something larger. then hell, you could always have another
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I'd venture to say that several of us have tried saving a cigar atleast once in our life and found it to be rather bitter once lit back up. I will let one sit for 20-30 minutes tops and after that I just toss it. tgherpst's advice on smaller cigars is the way I'd go.
I've cut off the burning part and blew out remaining smoke. Let it sit in my garage over night. When I lit it the next day, it tasted exactly the same as the day before.
And I enjoyed it just as much as when it was originally lit.
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Originally posted by fuzzuki: I've cut off the burning part and blew out remaining smoke. Let it sit in my garage over night. When I lit it the next day, it tasted exactly the same as the day before.
And I enjoyed it just as much as when it was originally lit.
Must have been a crappy cigar when you first lit it if it tasted the same after a night.
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never light what you can't finish in one sitting...
soemtimes, if I'm walking around and have to go into a store, I just let the cigar die by itself, blow the ashes off, and just keep it in my hand untill I can light it again.. I find that placing it in a tube will impact the flavour a lot more than if I just leave it in the open air...
apart of that, always keep petit coronas (or even puritos) for the times you know you won't have 40 min to spend on a cigar..
Originally posted by salibas007: never light what you can't finish in one sitting...
Amen. If I'm running errands on a Sunday morning and light a cigar in the car, I might let it go out for a few minutes while I run into stores or something but never for more than 15 or 20 minutes. That's about as far as I stretch it. Even then, I knock off the ash and blow out any smoke before I let it rest.
Originally posted by tgherpst: i agree with everything, but also...always great to keep a nice stock of petite corona or such for such times when you are not sure if you will have enough time for something larger. then hell, you could always have another
Great advice, I always try to pick my smoke by the amount of time I have to enjoy.
