The other day I had an odd experience with a cigar. It lit fine, and I began smoking normally. I noticed that if I let it sit for about 30 - 45 seconds when I puffed again I would get no smoke. To get smoke I needed to take a few small puffs to get it going again. I felt like I had to puff constantly to keep the thing going. Is this normal? Then, midway through the cigar it became difficult to draw for about ten minutes before it opened back up. What's going on? Is it too wet, am I doing something wrong, or was is wrapped too tightly? Humidity felt good - The cigar gave slightly without feeling spongy. Are a few small puffs to get it going poor etiquette?

Thanks!
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Could have been a bit too moist or a bad roll. If you're smoking in a humid climate, sometimes the cigars burn a bit odd too. As for a few small puffs being bad etiquette, absolutely not.
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I've had this happen on a few ocasions with different cigars. I usually chalk it up to being too wet.
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I'm in humid @ss central TX and I always dry box cigars before I take em out so they'll burn right, that usually fixes the problems you listed, I had them when I took them straight out of the humidor and lit em
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This happens with a lot of cigars that I smoke. Doesn't really bother me to be honest. And most people take a few puffs while smoking anyway, atleast around here they do.
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