I ordered a few Cigars the other day, and one came in bent I was refunded my money, but it was a cherry i really wanted to try (Asylum Dragon Milk) The outside appears to be fine, minus the curve and some 2 or 3 crinkles in the wrapper of the cigar... any how do you guys think it will affect the flavor, or will i get a true experience? :-)
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If the wrapper and binder are not cracked, thus affecting the draw, I would think your worse problem might be an uneven burn. Otherwise, not an issue.

Hey, some cigars are MADE bent, and even corkscrewed. Google culebra cigars.
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Got masking tape?
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Thanks Poet, I will give it a try late this week... but now I am interested in those corkscrews!
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A picture would help.

But if it is just bent, then the flavor will not be affected at all. How it burns may be your issue. It all depends on the severity of the bend.
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Thanks Pnoon
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Gorilla tape works much better and stays lit easier. :-)
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In all seriousness there are cigars that are made bent to start with, as long as there aren't huge rips in it you are fine.

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those are some interesting cigars, does anyone still manufacture them?
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I found this on the interweb, in an article about a year old.

Some Current Regular Production and/or Limited Production Culebras

Brun del Ré: Culebra Grande (7 x 44), Culebra Pequeña (5.75 x 26)

Davidoff: Special C (6.5 x 33)

Drew Estate: Medusa (6 x 44)

Illusione: Illusione 23 “tre in uno” (6.5 x 33)

Johnny-O!: A Culebra (9.5 X 47), Culebra (7 X 44), Churchill Culebra (8 X 47), Forbidden Xtasy (6.5 X 42), Magnum (7 X 47), Gold Medal (6.5 X 42).

La Flor Dominicana: Culebra Especial (6.5 x 30), Culebra Gorda (6.5 x 38), Double Ligero Culebras (7.5 x 39) [Limited to Puff ‘N’ Stuff]

Partagas (Cuba): Culebra (5.625 x 39)

Tatuaje: Tatuaje Black, “The Old Man and the C” (7.5 x 38), El Triunfador “The Old Man and the C” (7.5 x 38)
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Bent cigars are generally fine. Look at any cabinet of cigars and some will be bent around the ribbon. Culebras (pictured above) is another example.
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