Ending A Cigar

handypantz

I need your guys opinions on when to stop smoking a cigar. I regularly smoke with a friend who will smoke his cigar to the hilt...leaving little but cigar ash and burned skin at the end, I on the other hand will generally leave at least a couple of inches of the cigar because I believe the flavors get harsh and unpleasant. Is this subjective? Am I doing wrong? So please let me know your thoughts and generally how much cigar you leave to be consumed by the ashtray.

kuzi16

i smoke em all the way down too. To keep them from getting harsh i smoke slowly. one puff a minute or so.  take it easy.

 

that being said, it is subjective. if it isnt good to you at any point there is no reason to keep going.

CastleCrest

handypantz:

I Am I doing wrong?

So please let me know your thoughts and generally how much cigar you leave to be consumed by the ashtray.

Yes you are wrong!
This is a serious line you have crossed!
You will now have to not smoke for 3 weeks.
Then write a 5 page paper on respecting the cigar!
After that & only after that - you bath in ice cold water.
You can now smoke your finest cigar!

_ Just don't stub out the cigar when your done!

I know lots of people that only smoke part of a cigar -
I smoke till I don't want to - depends on the cigar.

Focus on proper storage & you may find yourself
nubbing a few more cigars!
Smoking slowly is always good!

golfcigarjunkie

Toothpicks work to help with the burned skin. Some cigars are not worthy of nubbing. Some cigars need to be nubbed. There is no right or wrong way do what works for you.

jihiggs

smoke that thing till you stop enjoying it, and no, please don't mash the cigar into the ashtray when done, its just not nice.

handypantz

snuffing a cigar out is too taboo for me.....i always let mine dwindle while i finish the last bit of scotch in my glass

ashmaster

I agree with jihiggs. Smoke it till the enjoyment is gone, set it in the ashtray and let it go to sleep peacefully

Tccargill

I rarely leave anything for the ashtray. My personal opinion on the subject is that if I dont smoke it all the way down ill never know if I really enjoyed it or not. I do smoke it slowly though all the way through. I dont know if its just me or not, but the flavor changes toward the end, maybe not the flavor but the strength of the cigar. If its really unbearable ill let it burn out, but I find it hard to mash someones hard work.

CigarStudent.com

The point of enjoying a cigar is just that, enjoying a cigar. If it gets down to the point where you are no longer enjoying yourself, you won't be looked down on for setting your cigar down and calling it. To me, there is always that sweet spot about an inch above the end of it, and after that, it's just too much work and hot smoke, so I end it. As far as the ashtray, proper etiquette would be to just set down your cigar and let it burn out peacefully.

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

I agree with CigarStudent. I smoke mine until the it becomes unpleasant to smoke. Sometimes it is as far as I can smoke it and other times as far up as the wrapper. A key to keeping the smoke cooler is to keep as long of an ash as possible. Plus it looks cool.

 

Pete T

PKJH

I smoke it untiil I do not enjoy it anymore Depending on the smoke the flavors change several times through the course of the smoke, sometimes of the best are at the last bit of the cigar. Then I just leave it in the ashtray.

College_kid

CigarStudent.com:

The point of enjoying a cigar is just that, enjoying a cigar. If it gets down to the point where you are no longer enjoying yourself, you won't be looked down on for setting your cigar down and calling it. To me, there is always that sweet spot about an inch above the end of it, and after that, it's just too much work and hot smoke, so I end it. As far as the ashtray, proper etiquette would be to just set down your cigar and let it burn out peacefully.

Quoted for the truth. Couldn't agree more. Though in college, your ashtray is the world, so I just throw it in the woods or trash after I make sure it's out.

Cigar-20073735

It's kinda like the last cup of coffee in the bottom of the pot. 
A lil bit burnt and highly concentrated. some would say It tastes like crap.
Now my Oliva V which I am particularly fond of, delivers quite a punch in the final third. The ligero leaf! If you didn't pack a lunch you will know it!

peter4jc

Holy necro Batman!  And I thought @Yakster was the king of thread-necro!

jlmarta

Some folks have way too much time on their hands....

So sayeth the Oldfart... 

Bob_Luken

Nothing wrong with a good necro. Nothing except it sure does draw a lot of attention. I think it's a good thread and a good necro post. If he'd started a new thread we'd be b!tchen' about "We already got a thread for that newbie". Newbies can't win! 

Yakster

The key to a good necro-post is to leverage the old discussion but bring it current.  Replying to someone who posted ten years ago is a bit pointless, since most of those folks seem to be gone from the forum, but if you can talk to the issue, bring it current, share the knowledge, that's a win.

This particular necro falls into the later category in my opinion.

I smoke a cigar until I stop enjoying it.  I have my nubber ready for the good cigars but don't always reach for it.  I also have a tendancy to smoke too quickly, especially in winter.

peter4jc

Yeah, I wasn't being critical, and like the distinction Chris makes; replying to someone who is now a ghost and no longer active, vs. restarting a discussion.  I'd rather see it go this way, where a newb is searching and reading old threads than having a new thread every two weeks about stuff covered over and over.

But then, who the flock am I, to think my opinion is worth a hill o' beans?

IndustMech

peter4jc said:

Yeah, I wasn't being critical, and like the distinction Chris makes; replying to someone who is now a ghost and no longer active, vs. restarting a discussion.  I'd rather see it go this way, where a newb is searching and reading old threads than having a new thread every two weeks about stuff covered over and over.

But then, who the flock am I, to think my opinion is worth a hill o' beans?

I, for one, have great respect for your opinions and your beans.

Bob_Luken

I fired off my post without much thought. I did sense criticism for the necro but that was a faulty perception on my part.

As far as when I will end a cigar, I let the cigar speak for itself. I don't take it down to the nub unless it's worthwhile to do so. Sometimes a great cigar will not be great still by the time you get down to the nub.   

YankeeMan

As Sir Luken says, it depends on the cigar.  If I'm really enjoying it, I smoke it until my fingers burn.  If it starts to get a little bitter, I'll smoke it almost all the way down, but not to my fingers.

If you all promise not to tell anyone, I don't use a toothpick or spike, because I find the cigar rotates a little.  I've been using the two pronged corn cob holder and it works great.  It just looks a little funny.

deadman

YankeeMan said:

As Sir Luken says, it depends on the cigar.  If I'm really enjoying it, I smoke it until my fingers burn.  If it starts to get a little bitter, I'll smoke it almost all the way down, but not to my fingers.

If you all promise not to tell anyone, I don't use a toothpick or spike, because I find the cigar rotates a little.  I've been using the two pronged corn cob holder and it works great.  It just looks a little funny.

I picked up a good size corn cob holder at Walmart for 99 cent. Works great.

peter4jc

...bunch of hicks...  corn cob holders...  pssshhhh.

YankeeMan

peter4jc said:

...bunch of hicks...  corn cob holders...  pssshhhh.

Doesn't make me a bad person!  OK, maybe...

jd50ae

I usually leave enough to plant in the cigar garden. Haven't had much luck yet.....

YankeeMan

jd50ae said:

I usually leave enough to plant in the cigar garden. Haven't had much luck yet.....

It depends on how deep you plant them and how often you water them.  I was going to try growing my own food, but I couldn't find bacon seeds!

IndustMech

YankeeMan said:

jd50ae said:

I usually leave enough to plant in the cigar garden. Haven't had much luck yet.....

It depends on how deep you plant them and how often you water them.  I was going to try growing my own food, but I couldn't find bacon seeds!

You need to spit on them.

Rhamlin

When it turns bitter or or I pass out. Whichever comes first