This is a known technique.
You can also do it without the flame for improved smoke whenever your stick doesn't taste just right.
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I shouldn't have added amonia to the things listed that are removed in a purge, I don't know that for sure. I do know that there are times a cigar can get bitter, if it happens, it is usually after the half-way point. If it happens, a purge can often be beneficial.

I have never heard of purging a cigar immediately upon lighting it.
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I am a slow smoker by most standards, an AF or Punch Rothschild is an hour smoke for me.

I also could care less if I have a blue flame coming off the end of my cigar.

Having said that, I have had cigars with a good inch to 2 inches left which had gotten bitter and I was contemplating pitching them. A quick purge, and they were back in the zone - sometimes even their best flavor of the whole smoke.

Of course, I have also purged a cigar, taken a couple more puffs, then pitched it. Sometimes, there are just some bad smokes.
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I have been purging after lighting for a long time just to expel some of the heat from lighting with the torch. I believe that purging to often adds moisture to the cigar also throwing the taste off.
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I'll purge a cigar for about 10 seconds or so every time I knock the ash off. Works for me and I haven't noticed any benefit of using a flame, I think that's just theatrics.
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Pfft, I stand by what I said :-)
So how do you purge? I'm really confused by all this. I've never heard of it.
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I'd answer your question but you find me to be constantly rude. And nobody wants that.
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He finds you to be regularly rude, Peter- and constantly unattractive. :-)
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:-)
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Whatta low blow :-)
At least you worded it right haha.
Man, you all hold on to stuff way too much lol
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As long as we're not binging and purging I guess it's all good!
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Barry (bscottskangum) does this all the time. I've had success a few times using this technique.
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We still love you, anyway, Peter. :-)
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HOLY CRAP! For once I agree with you :-)
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I tend to smoke a little fast so I'll sometimes do this a couple of times withor without the flame, about halfway and the last 3rd.
I do love the looks you get when you use a flame in bumper to bumper traffic on 95 :-)
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:-) :-)
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Neither had I. My thoughts though, all that blue flame was proof that the ammonia was there. And my tastebuds don't lie
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No doubt Todd purging a cigar will bring it back to life and smooth it out. I did it way more often in my early years of smoking cigars, then it seems once you really establish a good technique for smoking, the harshness doesn't happen as often and even when it does, it doesn't seem to bother me that much. Rarely do I ever purge these days, but it sure does clean out that stick and make it new again.



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For sure. I'm free next week and CaM is only a ten minute drive or so with decent weather/traffic. Shoot me a PM if you wanna grab a smoke brother:-)
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Cigar immaturity..... not cool man, let us enjoy ourselves and the new things we discover without judment.
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