How To Light A Cigar

Properly toasting the foot of the cigar and rotating it in your mouth to ensure an even burn all the way around.

How to light a cigar. Hold your matches in one hand and your cigar in the other. In many traditional cigar circles cedar strips are the correct ways to light a cigar. You might tremble for not following the etiquette amidst an elite circle.

You dont want to submerge the end of your cigar directly in the flame. Slowly and with a fair amount of pressure begin boring with a twisting motion into the head of the cigar until it reaches the hilt of the cutter. Then light a match or flick a butane lighter in your non-dominant hand.

A Single or a Triple flame lighter depending on what size cigar you are lighting. Position the tip of the cigar very close to the flame but not directly on it to toast it. To light a cigar start by holding the cigar at a 45-degree angle with the thumb and index finger of your dominant hand.

Butane lighters are the best way to light a cigar. The idea is NOT to char the cigar. They look cool and we are eager to give them a go.

Lighting your cigar with different methods can influence its taste and burn. The cigar should be rotated during lighting to achieve an even burn while slowly drawn with gentle puffs. The goal here is to get the foot of the cigar hot but not actually lit.

Be patient and light your cigar gradually. Hold the cigar firmly and place the blade in the center of the cigars cap. A cedar spill is a long thin strip of spanish cedar which is lit first and then used in turn to light your cigar.